While both bush bean and pole bean plants are easy to grow, the best option for you depends on how much space and infrastructure you have in your garden.It's also important to consider when and ...

In my container gardens, they produce more in less space,” she said. Pole beans can grow up to five or six feet high and are usually trellised for support.

Not only are beans easy to cultivate, but they actually enrich rather than deplete the soil by adding nitrogen, thus serving another important role as a cover crop.

If you have only a small space, pole beans are the answer. Pole bean supports should be in place when planting. A teepee of long bamboo poles or a trellis does the job.

Pole beans grow high enough to demand a trellis, either a tepee or a curtain type. They also have a longer harvest and produce more beans for the space that they use.

If you happen to have the vertical space, I encourage you to experiment with some pole bean varieties, too. I know people who love growing them as privacy screens and shade barriers for summer patios.

Pole beans do well on the inside border of the garden fence, where they can climb up and cover this convenient support. If you don’t have a fence, place a pole about 1.5 to 1.8 meters tall beside each ...

Bush beans tend to mature a little quicker (50-60 days) than pole beans (65-75 days). However, pole beans keep producing as you pick them, whereas bush beans produce most of their fruit at the ...

Most home gardeners grow bush or snap beans. A pole bean provides a lot of produce in a small space. They can grow on strings, poles, fences or be guided along the sides of buildings. They can ...