Maxibel maxed out
This year I planted two short rows of Maxibel beans around 18 ft each and used a small conduit rack to keep them upright. I planted the beans approximately 10 to 12 inches apart which is further apart than I have ever allowed. The crop this year has easily been double what I usually get from rows the same size and I must credit the extra room I allowed the plants. I had noticed the plants with the most beans on them were usually the end plants or plants where there was a big gap from poor germination of seed so I thought I would just give them lots of room and it worked.
I have also found somewhere that has supplied me with really fresh super high germination seeds finally. I ordered some from High Mowing seeds and the germination for the past two orders has been nearly 100% which is incredible for beans. I have been growing Maxibel for about a dozen years with great success except for germination problems which have plagued me until I started getting the seeds from High Mowing. I got sick of planting rows of beans with huge gaps when the seeds came up so I kept ordering til I found a good source. I hope they remain that good.
Bill
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