Climbing beans didn't

[dave45]

I planted "climbing beans" amongs a wigwam of 2m bamboo sticks, and they didn't bother climbing... stayed at ground level, poor crop and got muddy with splashed rain-water.... was I supposed to tie them in to force them to climb?.

Borlotti beans.. very pretty to look at and tasted fine.

[Thomzo]

I'm not sure about beans but many climbing plants find it difficult to get started if you don't give them a helping hand. Try tieing them in next year and see if it helps.

Zoe

[red]

were they thompson and morgan by chance?

mine didn't climb this year either. my parents also bought T&M borlotti that also failed to climb this year. i must get around to writing and complaining.

really annoying as i had 3 wigwams devoted to this.. and no crop.

[grahamhobbs]

My Borlotti climbed, not that it seems to have done me any good. They are a mass of leaves smothering my 8' canes, a double row about 6m long. But hardly a flower on them. Whereas the butter beans, which didn't crop that well last year have been covered in flowers for ages and it appears I'm going to have a good crop. The dwarf Borlotti did fine and given a reasonable crop. All other beans have had a good year, dry when planted out to avoid the slugs but with a reasonable bit of rain since (although my runners did dry up a bit the beginning of August when I turned my back on them).

[willp]

Mine stayed about 12" tall - also T&M. Didn`t even look like trying. All the other beans on the same 12`long trellis ( a mix of scarlet runners and climbing french) have done well.

Will

[dave45]

yes I think they were T+M