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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

My pole beans have yet to push but my bush (I'm gonna have to change
that to "Freedom") beans have "Freedomed out and I've gotten enough for
two dinners so far. I planted 3" apart and there really isn't much Sun
under them and as a result, no weeds. Suggest you pull weeds, mulch, and
wait. Omelet's suggestion is sure fire though. Don't even have to pull
weeds.

- Billy
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