Russell Crow, of the Bean Collector’s Window, grows his huge collection on single sturdy poles, four plants to a pole. This year I bought some sturdy round wooden poles on eBay, and decided to try this. My main doubt was whether beans would twine round something so thick. They do seem to be managing that, with just a bit more help than usual to get going. They might still slither down and I might have to knock in some nails for more grip. And I’m doubtful about what will happen when they balloon out as they reach the top.
But to hedge my bets, in another area I stretched my carpentry skills to make a wooden frame to fit on top of four poles and secured groups of four canes to the frame at intervals. I’m interested to see whether either design is effective and withstands autumn gales. Fingers crossed.
Any thoughts welcome on how likely this is to work, or any alternative ways to make strong robust supports to stand up to very high winds.
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