runner beans and companions

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thepest62

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runner beans and companions
« on: March 04, 2013, 15:07 »
I am planning a runner bean frame on my veg patch but would like to plant some thing in the middle of the frame is there anything i can plant here or best to leave it plant free... its a A frame structure i am planning on.   :)

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mumofstig

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Re: runner beans and companions
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2013, 15:15 »
Not much light reaches the middle once the runners are growing strongly, plus if you've planted them closely, I think you would have trouble getting to anything planted there.

Let's see if anyone else does.............

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compostqueen

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Re: runner beans and companions
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2013, 15:23 »
I plant colourful lettuces around the base of my bean rigs and plant sunflowers in with them, eg Velvet Queen which is about 5 to 6 foot tall and looks gorgeous.  Sweet peas look good too
I did a squash Sweet Mama one year which did very well scrambling about with the beans. It's not too rampant so didn't take over and was easy to keep under control. 

I know people do corn but I've not done it myself

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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2013, 15:42 »
I understood the OP wanted something to grow in a row inside/between the rows of bean poles......

Is this what you're talking about CQ?  :unsure:


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