Dwarf Beans

shiney · Post: # 4411Post **shiney** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:50 am

OK, I have planted some dwarf beans. They are about 8inches high now and I am just about to put some beansticks in. Now..how tall do these guys grow? It doesn't say on the seed packet!

Are they dwarf by bean and dwarf by nature? Or are the plants tall as well?

Wombat · Post: # 4412Post **Wombat** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:55 am

G'Day Shiney,

They are dwarf by nature - the beans are full size

They will grow about 30 to 40cm tall. they can cope with not being staked (I dont stake 'em) but you are likely to lose a few beans to fungus if the plants fall over a bit and the beans hit the ground. It would be ok if you regularly harvest.

Nev

shiney · Post: # 4414Post **shiney** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:17 pm

Thanks Nev, we are just having a little chuckle as we have just been out and got some 6ft poles!

We are going to cut them in half.

Thank you for your help, oh Sage of the Self Suffish!

greenbean · Post: # 4417Post **greenbean** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:42 pm

Crikey, if you were erecting 6ft poles for your dwarfs I can't imagine what you would stick up for normal sized plants!

shiney · Post: # 4420Post **shiney** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:10 pm

Telegraph poles naturally!

Lucky I have people here who know what they are doing.

Wombat · Post: # 4425Post **Wombat** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:18 pm

No worries mate,

glad to be of help!

Nev