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habitat_gardener · April 10, 2015

I always start my beans in 6-packs and plant them out before they start getting tangled (within 2 weeks). Before I started doing that, I'd plant, the birds and squirrels would watch, and then when I left the community garden, they'd either dig them up, or wait for the first sprouts and then eat those.

Also, planting in pots gives me more time to make space in the garden and prepare the soil.

April 10, 2015	#5
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	I always start my beans in 6-packs and plant them out before they start getting tangled (within 2 weeks). Before I started doing that, I'd plant, the birds and squirrels would watch, and then when I left the community garden, they'd either dig them up, or wait for the first sprouts and then eat those. Also, planting in pots gives me more time to make space in the garden and prepare the soil.