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Bean recommendation, please, zone 5-6

5 years ago

I've had an idea to grow beans on my front porch, which gets a good amount of afternoon sun. Just for fun, really. Can you recommend a variety?

They will be potted. I want a climber, but not too tall. I have about 4-6 feet of vertical space before they'd start winding into the roof. I plan to use string as support. If I put them on the porch floor to climb the railing first I'd have about 8 feet, but it may be a bit shady down there, initially, because of a nearby shrub.

Ideally, they should be nice-looking, being in the front yard :) but also useful as a food crop, of course. I like runner beans but the yield has not been great in the past.

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