Two months to the day after sowing, the vertical bean tower is only days from first harvest.
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There are 72 bush beans plants in this tower (3 plants per pocket, 6 pockets on each level, 4 levels), about half are full of flowers and the earliest varieties French bean 'Maxi' and wax bean 'Serpedor' have beans that will be ready for harvest in just a few more days.
Yes, 72 plants is a lot of beansĀ š For us beans are one of the mostĀ important things we grow in our garden as they are such a versatile staple food that freezes excellently. The possibility of growing as many beans as I wished in just 1/4 square meter, was actually the reason I bought my first GreenStalk - imagine how much spaceĀ was freed up in our limited raised beds with the beans growing vertically!
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I've chosen bush bean varieties suitable for growing vertically, most with a height of 40cm, though there is one level with borlotto beans that will reach 65cm. (Note that pole/runner beans andĀ broad beans are not suitable for growing in a GreenStalk).
If you'd like to seeĀ them from the beginning or information on the varieties we're growing, seeĀ alsoĀ sowing and transplantingĀ all these beans.
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These are growing in a 5-Tier GreenStalk Original vertical planter on an Ultimate Spinner base. The 5th level up top is filled with kaleĀ - green kale, red kale and black Tuscan kale.
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https://growtowers.eu/products/5-tier-greenstalk-leaf-vertical-planter
https://growtowers.eu/products/ultimate-spinner-base