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What an adorable photo! I love your gardener!

Update 3 wks in.

They are starting to vine!

What kind of pole beans are you growing? Edibles or ornamentals? You have a good helper there!

I'm so impressed! That was fast! (Said the flower grower, who has never tried an edible plant in her garden, ever.)

A day later and it has already started to twine (I think that is what it would be called) on the pole.

Here are the seeds, beans really, why it never occurred to me that the "seed" would be a bean I don't know. It was just a cheapy seed pack at either Lowes or Walmarts. I think you can eat them... I guess I better double check if we actually get real beans growing!

You have a good looking model of a gardener! and your beans look good too. The variety is a good old fashioned variety that does well in the garden and of course you can eat them. It is a good way to teach the kids about were the food comes from and how tasty it is when you put your own efforts.

Silvia

Bean is as tall as the boy!

The bean has reached the very top... I wonder what it will do next, go back down the other pole?

One of the beans has chosen a Sunflower instead of a pole.

Flowers.... bean flowers!

Amazing what 2 days can do... about 6 inches and flowers!

Leaves are getting so big.

This one did not post with the others,,, it shows the 2 days growth.

went on vacation for a week and when we came back the Sunflowers and Beans doubled in size!!!! I hated to come home from vacation, but seeing the garden doing so well really helped

My Gladiolus also opened, it was falling over when when I tried to straighten it it snapped off, now I have a nice cutting in a vase.

Sunflowers as big as a the boy and one is way bigger!

No beans yet, but his teepee is nice and shaded!

Lookin' terrific!

Very nice! plants look healthy, soon you will see beans...

8 feet tall at the tip of the leaf. Yay! The others are a good two feet shorter.

what kind of beans did you plant? I have Asian pole beans and the beans grow up to 3 feet long, and the plant is self perpetuating because any beans that die on the vine drop ans deed the bed again.

I have free seeds if anyone is interested

Kentucky Wonder is my favorite pole bean. That sunflower is amazing!

That is what planted the Kentucky wonder, I have a few beans that I think are ready so I am hoping to pick a few tonight with the boy.

KY wonder is my favorite too. I got enough to eat fresh & froze some. But we had a week of 90+ a couple weeks ago and that did them in. Will replant for a fall crop.

Yea I get to it tonight for sure we have been in the 90 for a while now, I think the bean plant is still doing ok, but iam sure it can't last forever.... now if I get home today and something has happened over night... ohhhhh. I'll be mad bc I almost picked a few yesterday but like I bet iam being to impatient, most are not ready but a few really look like a yummy bean. I don't know what I am looking for as far as ready to pick so I going with instinct on the ones that look good enough to eat will be the ones to pick.

You could try growing Hyacinth beans on your bean poles. I have some started they are really pretty. If you want some seeds later after mine set pods, I will send you some. They aren't the edible type they are ornamental. Here's what they look like.

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/hyacinth-bean/purple-hyacinth-bean-care.htm

Oh yea, that is super cool and pretty, would love some seeds to try!