Question About Bush Beans
susanlynne48 (OKC7a)
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Tell me about transplating bush beans?
Comments (4)I started some in a 128 cell flat and I've started pole beans in flats too with very good success. Some say they don't see the advantage to it but there are some advantages for me. I get a quicker crop albeit smaller than when I am direct seeding like I did back in August for my fall crop. I do this with the first couple of weeks of my corn planting too. It just gets some of that stuff to the market quicker and it helps me get attention to my leafy greens, radishes, herbs and other things that come in earlier than corn and beans normally do. This year I started some lemon cucumbers and other cucurbits early indoors in cellflats. Had great luck with that too....See MoreSharing a tip about bush beans I learned long ago
Comments (47)"I am about to try this with some beans grown early in a greenhouse which have now stopped producing. I am doubtful it will work as unlike leafy plants which will respond to cutting by growing more, beans grow in order to produce seed to reproduce the plant. Having taken 6 kg of beans away (all quite young) I imagine the plants are fairly exhausted and may not have the resources to produce all the extra needed vegetative growth and then more pods (forming seed is a very energy demanding process)." Under those conditions, it might be helpful to lightly fertilize. Use a water-based fertilizer, once only. This goes against conventional wisdom, since this forum is full of "lots of leaves, but no beans" posts caused by excessive N...but this should shock the plants back to their vegetative growth cycle. The plants may not be as exhausted as you think, if you always harvested before they formed seed....See MoreBush bean spacing question
Comments (7)I've planted my bush beans six inches apart. Out of about 100 bean plants last year, we got over 50 pounds of green beans. Might not be a lot compared to some other folks on here, but I think that is pretty good. I use raised beds and don't exactly fill one square with the same thing - I usually plant green beans around the perimeters of the raised beds and then corn, peppers, or something else in the middle that doesn't require picking as often. Here is a link that might be useful: BsnTech Gardening Blog...See MoreBush green beans growth question
Comments (12)I am in Zone 6A as well and have been picking our green and purple beans for a couple weeks and are getting more than we can eat. We are eating them almost every day and tonight's project is to harvest as many as possible and get them in the freezer. I am wondering about planting some now for a fall harvest but would just want enough to eat fresh and not more to freeze. We have also been giving away as many as we can to family and friends!! They are so beautiful and tasty right now!...See Moresusanlynne48 (OKC7a)
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