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gallaure · April 23, 2009

It's my first year with pole beans, too. I have scarlet runners, blue lake green beans, yellow wax beans, and purple pod beans.

At this point, over 50% have germinated, and they're about 3-5" tall now. Some of the leaves on the shorter ones look very chewed up - those aren't growing well. I'm also neeming the heck out of these - the aphid overflow from poopy neighbor is right next to my beans.

I want to have actual beans, not just the bean pods. Should I wait until the end of the season to harvest those? I don't want my plants to stop producing because I'm waiting for my first beans to be ready.

April 23, 2009	#8
gallaure Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 28	It's my first year with pole beans, too. I have scarlet runners, blue lake green beans, yellow wax beans, and purple pod beans. At this point, over 50% have germinated, and they're about 3-5" tall now. Some of the leaves on the shorter ones look very chewed up - those aren't growing well. I'm also neeming the heck out of these - the aphid overflow from poopy neighbor is right next to my beans. I want to have actual beans, not just the bean pods. Should I wait until the end of the season to harvest those? I don't want my plants to stop producing because I'm waiting for my first beans to be ready.