Beans coming along nicely!

After the false-start the second crop of Spiraclimb beans are showing signs of life! Runner beans are well suited to being grown on Spiraclimb and the spiral shape allows for easy cropping when the beans form. I find that between two and three bean plants can be grown on a single Spiraclimb to provide a dense spire of foliage.

The plan for the Spiraclimb garden is to integrate the runner bean plants into the main flowerbed. A row of four garden canes will provide support for three plants each, providing an attractive backdrop to the bedding plants at the front.

A similar effect could be created using tripod structures but these would take up quite a bit more room. As it is, using Spiraclimb allows me to plant out a very respectable number of plants in a fairly compact space.

You can get a range of tips for growing plants with Spiraclimb on the Spiraclimb website. The site also has a detailed how to use your Spiraclimb section.