Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
grow-bag instead.

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Sally
Of course you can!
I myself grow them in a container filled with growbag compost!

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Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
grow-bag instead.

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On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 22:14:58 +0100, "Little Badger"
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Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
grow-bag instead.

Sally
Of course you can!
I myself grow them in a container filled with growbag compost!

Badger

Thanks, Badger - off to buy the seeds (well perhaps not tonight!).

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Not actually in a growbag though surely?! It's far too small

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Rob
A growbag is sufficiently big enough (of course it depends on how many
plants you are putting into it)!

I'm a big container vegatable grower and have succeded growing things like
marrows and potatos (will soon be harvesting these for Easter) in, not
massive, containers!

An average growbag contains 33 Litres of compost which is plenty!

Badger

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Not actually in a growbag though surely?! It's far too small

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In article ,
Sally Thompson wrote:

Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
grow-bag instead.

I suggest climbing French beans rather than runners. Runners are very
sensitive to becoming dry at the roots, and respond by dropping their
flowers; French beans are adapted to drier conditions, and need a
smaller root run anyway.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I would suggest you would be better off with deep containers full of muck in
the base
Runner beans are hungry feeders and like a moist root run

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Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
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Turn the grow bag on it's end if you have no container!
Works a treat for tomatos too!

Badger


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Runner beans are hungry feeders and like a moist root run

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Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
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Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
grow-bag instead.

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In an attempt to get more garden space (the veg plot is bursting at the seams
already) I plan growing some runner beans in large containers on my drive, three
per pot trained up canes in a wig-wam fashion. Wickes sell large black tubs with
white rope handles for the building trade, these are quite cheap and ideal as pots
(capacity about 60 litres) but need a number of holes drilling in the bottom for
drainage though.
I will half fill the tubs with home made compost and the remainder garden soil.
The important thing with runner beans is to keep them well watered - especially in
containers where they have a limited supply. The containers will need watering
every day in Summer.
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On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 18:48:48 +0100, "Drakanthus"
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Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
grow-bag instead.

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Sally in Shropshire, UK

In an attempt to get more garden space (the veg plot is bursting at the seams
already) I plan growing some runner beans in large containers on my drive, three
per pot trained up canes in a wig-wam fashion. Wickes sell large black tubs with
white rope handles for the building trade, these are quite cheap and ideal as pots
(capacity about 60 litres) but need a number of holes drilling in the bottom for
drainage though.
I will half fill the tubs with home made compost and the remainder garden soil.
The important thing with runner beans is to keep them well watered - especially in
containers where they have a limited supply. The containers will need watering
every day in Summer.

Thanks Drakanthus and all of you for your comments. We think instead
we will put some wigwams in our border where our hedge is still an
infant, utilising some nice soil and providing a screen at the same
time (and providing some runner beans as well, I hope!).

The reference to the soil is because most of our land consists of coal
and clay except where we have imported some top soil (and now have a
nice large heap of horse manure to add to it, thanks to a generous
friend with a large horse who thinks we're doing *her* a favour.)

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On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 18:48:48 +0100, "Drakanthus"
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Has anyone ever tried growing runner beans in a grow-bag? We have a
lovely sheltered wall which would be ideal for them, but where there
is no possibility of a bed, and I just wondered if I could use a
grow-bag instead.

--
Sally in Shropshire, UK

In an attempt to get more garden space (the veg plot is bursting at the
seams
already) I plan growing some runner beans in large containers on my
drive, three
per pot trained up canes in a wig-wam fashion. Wickes sell large black
tubs with
white rope handles for the building trade, these are quite cheap and
ideal as pots
(capacity about 60 litres) but need a number of holes drilling in the
bottom for
drainage though.
I will half fill the tubs with home made compost and the remainder garden
soil.
The important thing with runner beans is to keep them well watered -
especially in
containers where they have a limited supply. The containers will need
watering
every day in Summer.

Thanks Drakanthus and all of you for your comments. We think instead
we will put some wigwams in our border where our hedge is still an
infant, utilising some nice soil and providing a screen at the same
time (and providing some runner beans as well, I hope!).

The reference to the soil is because most of our land consists of coal
and clay except where we have imported some top soil (and now have a
nice large heap of horse manure to add to it, thanks to a generous
friend with a large horse who thinks we're doing *her* a favour.)

You may well be doing just that, depending on where you live in relation to
numbers of gardens or horses in the vicinity. Some places have signs up
selling manure at up to £1/bag, but here we have riding schools and
allsorts, and they have signs up practically begging us to take it away.One
lane has three schools or farms stabling several horses within the space of
half a mile, and they're in competition to get rid of it, or they'll have to
pay.

In article ,
(Drakanthus) wrote:

The containers will need watering
every day in Summer.

I have a "fix" for that. It's an auto-watering system. Here's the setup
I used for a bamboo in a 10L pot:

Equipment:

- 1 plastic stacking storage bin of about 2 cubic feet capacity as sold
everywhere for about 1.99
- 1 2L fizzy drink bottle

Method:

- Place pot in the storage bin
- Water it well
- Put water in the bin to a depth of 1"
- Take 2L drinks bottle, turn upside down and pierce one of the crinkly
lobes with a .25" diameter hole.
- Cover the hole with your finger
- Fill 2L drinks bottle with water and fasten cap
- Stand 2L bottle in the storage bin
- Remove finger
- Go away for a week.

As the water in the storage bin drops, it is topped from the 2L bottle
automatically and air bubbles into the bottle.

- Method might not be good for plant with roots all the way to the
bottom of the pot as they might rot in the waterlogged soil.
- Make sure the whole thing is level
- Depending on windiness of the site, may have to prevent the bottle
blowing over
- Should work on a smaller or larger scale.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

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The reference to the soil is because most of our land consists of coal
and clay except where we have imported some top soil (and now have a
nice large heap of horse manure to add to it, thanks to a generous
friend with a large horse who thinks we're doing *her* a favour.)

You may well be doing just that, depending on where you live in relation to
numbers of gardens or horses in the vicinity. Some places have signs up
selling manure at up to £1/bag, but here we have riding schools and
allsorts, and they have signs up practically begging us to take it away.One
lane has three schools or farms stabling several horses within the space of
half a mile, and they're in competition to get rid of it, or they'll have to
pay.

Yes indeed, lots and lots of horses around here in South Shropshire.


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