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French Beans (Blue Lake)

mattytun
mattytun Posts: 13,920 Forumite
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Hi ive got some french beans growing in a big pot and at the moment they are about 5ft growing up cains..............should i just let them grow and grow or is it best to pinch out the ends so they cant grow any bigger
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  • Yorkie1
    Yorkie1 Posts: 12,491 Forumite
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    You can do either. It is quite hard to pick them if they get much higher than 6' though.
  • TonyMMM
    TonyMMM Posts: 3,440 Forumite
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    Pinch out when they reach the top of the canes - this will encourage more growth lower down.
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