RE: beans

I planted "Blue Lake" bush beans in raised beds last year.  The bean bed was
a 5x5' square.  

Within that bed, I planted in rows, 2 weeks apart, so that I had an extended
harvest.  

Each row was 5' long (duh) with seeds planted 2-3" apart and later thinned
to about 6" apart.  Rows were planted at intervals of 2 weeks and were 6"
from the previous row.  First rows were planted at the "northwest edge" so
that the older, taller plants wouldn't shade the newer, smaller ones.

The end result was a beautiful harvest.  The square plot was packed with
beans but never became a tangled mess.   I watered deeply every few days and
fertilized once (prior to planting the soil was richly amended and
fertilized).  I had no disease or pest problems.  

I harvested a couple of quarts of beans every day or two.  Most found their
way into the freezer.

Sue P.

"It's not the thing you fling...... It's the fling itself."

> ----------
> From: 	Grem, Beth A
> Sent: 	Wednesday, February 17, 1999 1:45 PM
> To: 	'veggie-list@eskimo.com'
> Subject: 	beans
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>   I'm planning on planting bush beans this year for the first time, and
> want
> to do the square foot thing, but I just can't picture 9 plants per square
> foot.  Wouldn't that create a crowded tangled mess?  What spacing do you
> use?  I plant in raised beds, rather than rows.
> Thanks,
> Beth (MD zone7)
>
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