Runner bean support

Heirloom farmer1969

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I'm new to the forum but have posted once or twice. Somehow I missed the introductions for new members—awesome forum with plenty of knowledgeable green thumbs.
I've been trying to find pictures of how everyone supports their pole beans, but so far, I haven't located many. Here's some pictures of mine taken yesterday and one from last year.
 

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I just do the florida weave and let them grow up the nylon twine. I do the same for my tomatoes but have to tie those up as they grow. The beans can be weaved ahead of time. You can see them on the right side. Those are just my beans for seeds. I grow my beans when the corn comes out.

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This year I found this concrete reinforce mesh, don't know yet how it will perform, hopefully better than last years version.

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Last year had those same hay poles with this of grid, it drooped down from the weight of beans a little bit. I may have been too lazy to staple it to the poles, it just hanged from them.. 😅 😗🎵🎶
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I sometimes make a row, but more often put eight foot bamboos in a circle tied together at the top and run a string around the bottom part a couple of times, the poles are close enough after that for the beans to make their own support. six poles will give me a dozen plants, plenty for the two of us. I do the same with climbing French beans.
 

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