what can i use as "poles" for my pole beans?

Question

what is the best way to support my pole bean vines, sturdy and easy to harvest?

Answer 1

BAMBOO WORKS WELL AS DOES MOUNTING A TALL CENTRAL POLE AND RUNNING TWINE TO THE GROUND LIKE TEEPEE. A FRIEND OF MINE PLANTS CORN WITH HIS BEANS AND ALLOWS THE BEANS TO CLIMB THE CORN STALKS

Answer 2

Most people are going to second hand stores and buying used ski poles. These are sturdy, and are true "poles", and are therefore perfectly suited to the growing of pole beans. Color is not important.

Answer 3

I've had good luck with any of the tall sunflower varieties. The sunflowers shed there lower leaves as the beans mature, so you can see the beans to harvest. RScott

Answer 4

Plant them around your fruit trees and tomato plants for superb nitrogen in the soil!

I trim off my tomatoes leaving only branches where there are buds or fruits, and pole them. The peas and beans grow just fine along with them.

Answer 5

My Grandmother used cane poles for hers.Then one year she used some hog wire and made a arch for her to reach in and pick.That was her creation,it worked for her.Hope this helps...

Answer 6

they sell some cheap at the local lumber yard just for beans - then criss cross some good string between them.

Answer 7

not sure if pole beans are heavy but what i use for green beans wax beans and pea pods are dowel rods. maybe they will work for you

Answer 8

you can use bamboo; redwood stakes. make a teepee, tie the top and secure the middle of it with a brace, using the same material.

Answer 9

her answers a good ,also,you can let them climb a fence