Comments on: Vertical vegetable gardening: pole bean tunnels https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/ Cultivating curiosity and confidence Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 By: Niki Jabbour https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-3/#comment-149623 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:00:56 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-149623 Larry Baker. Hi Larry, the size of the wooden brace will depend on how far apart your raised beds are as well as where you place it on the structure (how high up). It's best to eyeball where you want it and then cut it to fit. Hope that helps! Niki]]> In reply to Larry Baker.

Hi Larry, the size of the wooden brace will depend on how far apart your raised beds are as well as where you place it on the structure (how high up). It’s best to eyeball where you want it and then cut it to fit. Hope that helps! Niki

]]> By: Larry Baker https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-3/#comment-149412 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:56:17 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-149412 How wide do you make the 2 by 4 wood brace for the gothic trellis tunnel?

]]> By: Karol https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-144102 Thu, 18 May 2023 22:08:29 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-144102 Augustine Rhodes. You can also get them 50 inches by 16 feet for about $30 here in NE Ohio . That's that we used going from the ground up. Need 1 more to go between the raised beds.]]> In reply to Augustine Rhodes.

You can also get them 50 inches by 16 feet for about $30 here in NE Ohio . That’s that we used going from the ground up. Need 1 more to go between the raised beds.

]]> By: E. Grant https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-3/#comment-142513 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:13:34 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-142513 I’ve bean meaning to do these for a few years (hehe). I also use a lot of remesh for lower trellises and cages for tomatoes, melons, etc. I’d love an arch or two, since my garden is sometimes brutally sunny.
Question: how wide are the spreader bars?

]]> By: Amy S https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-2/#comment-141273 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 15:51:33 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-141273 Retired to my home town in central Texas where we bought a 1947 house on a .5 acre plot. While the house is getting the necessary upgrades & remodels for 2023 life, I’m tackling the yard that has been severely neglected for 20 plus years. Getting rid of 3 different kinds of bamboo and removed the china berry trees (totally toxic, that even the bird won’t eat the red berries in the fall)! Removed 16 white oak trees, but still have over a dozen for strategic shade.

Since I’m starting from scratch & had very successful raised beds at our New Mexico home, garden plots will all be raised beds with all sorts of annual & perennial flowers strewn about to draw in the pollinators.

Since we have a local Tractor Supply Company, I will be utilizing this cattle panel idea for a variety of shade tunnels. The mid-summer heat in Texas is brutal & my side yard gets sun ALL day. Will create these tunnels to provide shade between the 11A-3P time frame. I will also be building some portable PVC-parachute frames (easy break down for winter storage) for the beds that won’t be close to the tunnels.

]]> By: Leah Kohman https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-2/#comment-135741 Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:12:47 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-135741 (more for the bottom/attaching to the beds)]]> I LOVE the look of this. I’d also love a you tube video or more detailed step by step pics so the process explained to me like I’m a toddler. 😂 (more for the bottom/attaching to the beds)

]]> By: Niki Jabbour https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-2/#comment-135698 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:20:25 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-135698 Barbara. With rising temperatures this is going to become a more problem issue, but in high temperatures - even with consistent moisture - bean plants don't set pods well. so unfortunately, your plants may not continue to crop. If you expect temperatures to decline soon you can leave them and they'll probably start to set pods again. If you're in for a long, hot summer, it's going to be best to pull them, replace them with a heat-tolerant veggie and then replant when temps are more in the 60-80F range.]]> In reply to Barbara.

With rising temperatures this is going to become a more problem issue, but in high temperatures – even with consistent moisture – bean plants don’t set pods well. so unfortunately, your plants may not continue to crop. If you expect temperatures to decline soon you can leave them and they’ll probably start to set pods again. If you’re in for a long, hot summer, it’s going to be best to pull them, replace them with a heat-tolerant veggie and then replant when temps are more in the 60-80F range.

]]> By: Barbara https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-2/#comment-135697 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:16:01 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-135697 my pole beans produced a lot the first 2weeks of June, here in north east Texas, I still have a lot of blooms but no beans for the last week. It has been in the upper 90’s, I do water every morning. Will they start to produce again or is my season over and can I replant?

]]> By: Niki Jabbour https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-2/#comment-134217 Thu, 05 May 2022 16:40:58 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-134217 carol brimacombe. Gosh Carol, I wish I gardened in Scotland :) I'm hoping to get to your region this fall or next spring for a visit. But congrats on your new raised beds! And that is a great question. I find my beans are less afflicted by disease than other types of crops (like tomatoes and cucumbers) so I do often plant them in the same location a couple of years in a row. I give them a break every 3rd year by planting climbing squash, cucumbers, cucamelons, gourds, or other climbing crops at the base of the tunnels. I have 4 tunnels and a lot of vertical trellises so that still allows me plenty of space for pole beans. And you're spot on - it can be tricky to grab those top beans. I grab someone taller than me or a sturdy step stool. Best of luck! - Niki]]> In reply to carol brimacombe.

Gosh Carol, I wish I gardened in Scotland 🙂 I’m hoping to get to your region this fall or next spring for a visit. But congrats on your new raised beds! And that is a great question. I find my beans are less afflicted by disease than other types of crops (like tomatoes and cucumbers) so I do often plant them in the same location a couple of years in a row. I give them a break every 3rd year by planting climbing squash, cucumbers, cucamelons, gourds, or other climbing crops at the base of the tunnels. I have 4 tunnels and a lot of vertical trellises so that still allows me plenty of space for pole beans. And you’re spot on – it can be tricky to grab those top beans. I grab someone taller than me or a sturdy step stool. Best of luck! – Niki

]]> By: carol brimacombe https://farm-kits.com/vertical-vegetable-gardening/comment-page-2/#comment-134116 Tue, 03 May 2022 07:04:34 +0000 http://savvygardening.com/?p=3858#comment-134116 Hello, I am in Scotland and we are building our first raised beds this week! The tunnel looks a fantastic way to optimise space and add vertical interest. As a permanent structure how does this work with crop rotation or do beans grow happily in the same place each year? Best wishes from Scotland (where we don’t have humming birds!!!) PS do you need a step to harvest the top beans, it looks very high!

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