Bush beans

[swimmom500]

So I planted green beans in my Farm and they are starting to flower. What is the best (read easiest) way to pollinate them?
I have 5 plants in the left side of my Farm 24 and that may have been a bit aggressive. The ones on the right are falling over onto my 2 pepper plants on the right side! I have the gimp trellis that came with it that’s impossible to attach the cross supports to as they are too short.

[scarfguy]

Bush beans are self-pollinating.  I have never done anything to pollinate them.  

You don't even need a bee buzzer.

I think 5 may be 1 or 2 too many in a farm.

I've found that they tend to need just a little support from a trellis as they tend to fall over. 

Watch them carefully as they will tend to lift the pod out of the deck as they fall over.

I grow 2 plants in a bounty.  Prune a few bottom leaves occasionally as they block the water hole or turn yellow.  I try to remember to get one level of bounty trellis around them before they get too big.

This is the "empress" variety.  I get about a pound and a half of beans from two plants. Germination to harvest is only about 45 days.  When I get a fair amount of full-size beans that start showing the bumps of the individual beans thru the pod, I make the first harvest of about 3/4 lb of beans. Plenty for a side dish for two or three people.  The second harvest comes pretty quickly after the first harvest and i just destroy the plant at that time and start again.

[swimmom500]

Dec 1, 2024 17:43:38 GMT -5 scarfguy said:

Bush beans are self-pollinating.  I have never done anything to pollinate them.  

You don't even need a bee buzzer.

I think 5 may be 1 or 2 too many in a farm.

I've found that they tend to need just a little support from a trellis as they tend to fall over. 

Watch them carefully as they will tend to lift the pod out of the deck as they fall over.

I grow 2 plants in a bounty.  Prune a few bottom leaves occasionally as they block the water hole or turn yellow.  I try to remember to get one level of bounty trellis around them before they get too big.

This is the "empress" variety.  I get about a pound and a half of beans from two plants. Germination to harvest is only about 45 days.  When I get a fair amount of full-size beans that start showing the bumps of the individual beans thru the pod, I make the first harvest of about 3/4 lb of beans. Plenty for a side dish for two or three people.  The second harvest comes pretty quickly after the first harvest and i just destroy the plant at that time and start again.

Those beans look awesome. I have 3 Blue Lake Bush and 2 Contender. Definitely a lot for 1 side of a Farm.