We've Got a Runner!

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Greetings to all that are listening! Now that some time has passed, at least one of our bean plants is a little less mysterious. Our black and white comba bean, the one we discovered was a Lima bean cultivar, turned out to also be a climbing runner type bean. Here is a picture of the main part of the plant.

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I knew it was a pole-type bean because of how tall it was growing but it still had small leaves while the cranberry bean, on the other hand, grew tall while but produced large leaves.
Having a pole bean indoors can be a problem. Since some can grow up to 6ft long, it may be hard to find the space and something for it climb. My plant is already climbing up the drawstring for the shades but will quickly outgrow this small niche.
Since it is an experimental plant, for which I have few seeds, I will not be moving it outdoors. Once a plant is outdoors it has so many other factors it has to contend with including inclement weather, pests, and the poor little container drying out in the sun.
While I may not get that many beans from it anyway, it was nice trying it out to see how it would grow. Now I can plan where to plant more outdoors in places where they will be able to climb.
Thanks for stopping by!
That is all, folks.



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Did you coat your bean seeds in a starter mix before planting?

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No.
Unfortunately I had already planted these before I went out and bought some inoculant. So I guess I'll save that stuff for the beans I'll be planting in the ground later.

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Grew beans for the second time last year, and noticing I'm not getting much yield.

Never used the innoculant before, and was thinking of trying this year.

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Same happened with my peas. I've never used it before either so I'm excited to try it too!

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