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richardg wrote:

About 6 weeks ago, I planted a lot of pole bean seeds around pole bean
towers. I don't use any herbicides. The area is a mess. There are way
more weeds than pole beans. The pole beans are numerous though.
1. Do I just let the weeds grow and pick the beans when they are
ready?
2. Is there an organic way of preventing the weeds from appearing
without just pulling them out by hand?
Thanks,
Richard

Yes.

It's called landscaping fabric. Cut a small x in it after laying it
down, plant the seed, then mulch over the top of it.

I've not done this yet but it's supposed to have a high success rate.
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