Moonraker wrote:
I am fed up with my runner beans blowing over, thus making is a PITA to
harvest. Decided that a couple metal posts fitted in at each end of the
row would work. However any suggestions as to a source of cheap poles? I
see them advertised in the form of Washing |Line Posts, but a bit dear
me thinks. I thought of trying scrap metal merchants, but by the time I
have driven around to find a supply I may well have spent a lot on
petrol. Any other suggestions please?

For the first year ever, our runner beans didn't blow over. And we didn't
use bamboo.

Nick went on a forestry/copicing trip with a friend. I'm struggling to
think what tree they were - is birch a copiced tree? But whatever it was,
they were 'free', and they were the best 'canes' we've ever used.