CAN ANY VEGGIES BE GROWN UNDERNEATH MY RUNNER BEANS

jazzbyrd · « **on:** May 22, 2008, 21:58 »

What if anything can be grown underneath while the beans are growing??
Seems like a lot of wasted space to have nothing growing there.
Jazzbyrd

Bombers · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2008, 22:01 »

Just put a reply in the next thread about Muntys bean frame.... Lettuce is my bet

gobs · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2008, 22:11 »

Yeah, lettuce and summer broccoli, khol-rabi.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2008, 22:19 »

Courgettes under mine. Leaving enough space to step while picking the beans - I hope

muntjac · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2008, 23:43 »

think this nhas ben answered in other munty frame post .for those growing french climbers ,you could do as i do and plant them and runners together the runers grow faster so allowihng the frenchies to get even more support as they grow ,just pick what you want when you want from one spot ..feed a bit extra liquid fertiliser tho

Sadgit · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2008, 06:44 »

there will be a pumpkin under mine at the weekend

DD. · « **Reply #6 on:** May 23, 2008, 07:47 »

Quote from: "Sadgit"

there will be a pumpkin under mine at the weekend

Blloming heck - must be a fast growing variety!

nothinghasdiedyet · « **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2008, 08:36 »

Quote from: "DD."

Quote from: "Sadgit"
there will be a pumpkin under mine at the weekend

Blloming heck - must be a fast growing variety!

Yeah

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Sadgit · « **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2008, 08:42 »

har har har... funny *. Pumpkin PLANT!

jennyb · « **Reply #9 on:** May 23, 2008, 10:01 »

i've put parsnips as there's only a small space for one line of something.

noshed · « **Reply #10 on:** May 23, 2008, 10:38 »

I've got parsnips and lettuce and a few cabbage which the pigeons have eaten

deedee71 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2008, 22:37 »

I am growing courgettes at the base of my climbing beans. I read somewhere the red indians grew sweetcorn, beans and squash together. The bean grew up the stem of the sweetcorn or maize, and squash kept the ground sort of weed free. Very clever.

jazzbyrd · « **Reply #12 on:** May 25, 2008, 15:48 »

Thanks for all your replies _ I have two spare squash plants and might try these under my beans:)

Jazzbyrd

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