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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Goosegirl on April 15, 2019, 14:40

Title: Growing a climbing French bean in a pot.
Post by: Goosegirl on April 15, 2019, 14:40

Can I grow a climbing French bean in a pot and if so, what size and depth would you recommend? I'm planning on placing the pot onto the g-house floor then putting my mini g-house over it (without its cover) plus a couple of inserted canes to support the growth.

Title: Re: Growing a climbing French bean in a pot.
Post by: mumofstig on April 15, 2019, 14:44

If the bean is going to stay in the pot, then I'd say the bigger the better, flower bucket size, maybe -  I think you'd need at least a couple of plants to get any kind of harvest, though...

Title: Re: Growing a climbing French bean in a pot.
Post by: sunshineband on April 15, 2019, 22:37

Before we had a plot, I grew 3 climbing french beans in a  12 ins pot, up three  6 foot canes tied at the top. Worked just fine  :D

Title: Re: Growing a climbing French bean in a pot.
Post by: Growster... on April 16, 2019, 05:45

Of course you can! We often plant a couple of beans by the shrubbery near the front door, as the flowers of some of them are just lovely!

10" pots here!

Title: Re: Growing a climbing French bean in a pot.
Post by: Goosegirl on April 16, 2019, 15:17

That's sorted then! I usually just grow one in my g-house bed and get a lot of lovely beans so if I have the space I'll do that again using a spare gro-bag pot to plant it in, or use a 12" pot sat on the floor.