Blackberries cleared, teepee trellis is up, and beans are in. I dug up as many blackberry roots as I could find before putting down several layers of cardboard and then the sand. I assume I’ll be spending the rest of the growing season playing whack-a-mole with the blackberries.
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Could you explain the function of the teepee trellis? I’ve never heard of growing beans this way.
It’s more for aesthetic purposes. My daughter’s only garden request this year was a plant-covered hideaway.
Used 6 foot bamboo poles since that’s what the store had, but if it works out I’ll probably try to find taller poles before next spring.
I also will need some individual plant covers - right now I make mini high tunnels to cover my beds (zone 4 so about a 90 day frost-free window). Normally the beans are further along but we had frost warnings even this week so I waited longer than usual to plant them because I don’t yet have a good way to cover them all planted like this.
Super cute! For what it’s worth, my beans and the bean trellises at our town library are about where yours are. Also wishing you luck controlling your blackberries, we’ve got some kind of creeping bramble here that is aggressive.
We’ve got blackberry and wineberry I’ve been trying to keep at bay since we bought our place 10 years ago. They’re definitely good at surviving.
Good to hear about the library beans. When I finally planted my starts we got cooler weather. But the next 2 weeks look warm so hopefully they’ll shoot up.