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Finished Setup of Bean Trellis

Setting up the actual poles for my beans was done way in the beginning right after I tilled the garden.  I don’t finish the setup until the beans start growing the runners that they will use to grab on and climb up the poles.  Instead of using the poles I like to add rope which they will use for support.

This is a little bit different from what many others will tell you to setup a support structure for pole beans.  This is just the way I do it and it seems to work for me just fine.  It is basically a string type trellis that I build to hold the weight of my beans.  Take a look at what it looks like when it is completed. (more…)

Bean Pole Setup and Tomato Holes Dug

Today was a somewhat busy day with the setting up of bean poles that are needed when I plant my pole beans.  Pole beans can grow up to twelve feet and are able to climb very efficiently up anything that you put in front of them.  Most of the time a chain link fence would do the trick, but I like to set up a specific structure that I created myself.

Along with setting up bean poles I also dug holes that I will place my tomato plants in.  I like to dig these holes before placing my plants because birds can eat any grubs that might have survived through the tilling process.  You can also use chickens that you might have raised as well to speed up this task.  Click read more for pictures. (more…)