Beans are an ideal crop for growing in cities. While many think of beans growing in wigwams in open ground, in cities they work well growing on walls and stairwells or on netting over spaces. Climbing beans and bush varieties also work well growing in containers on balconies or rooftops. With many varieties to choose …Read More about Starting city beans
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Stair wall netting
How to turn a plain stair wall into a hedge. By hanging a simple string net a few inches off a wall climbing beans can be grown across the whole wall. As beans produce about 1 metre above ground level this leaves a useful growing space for herbs, peppers and salads below. While the netting …Read More about Stair wall netting
Making a simple bean frame
Climbing beans work well in limited space. Creating a climbing net for beans on a simple frame enables half a dozen plants to fill a small space. It is also faster to make a net than it is to go to a garden store and buy one. To make this standing net requires two sides …Read More about Making a simple bean frame
Anne’s garden Scottish garden visit 2
Anne’s garden I (Anne) have learned to love my little Edinburgh garden over the recent years of my retirement. Half of it is given over to vegetables, grown in slightly raised beds – I dug out the existing turf to make that possible. The other half is shrubs and flowers, most if which I inherited …Read More about Anne’s garden Scottish garden visit 2