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Climbing beans

Digging-itDigging-it Posts: 117
in Fruit & veg
Just wondering if climbing beans always climb clockwise or anti-clockwise? I’ve been tying in my beans as they grow and noticed that some “rebel” so I have to re-train them to ensure they don’t flop over. I’m not in my garden at the moment so can’t check if there’s a pattern….just a morning musing!

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I think I’m right in saying climbing French beans climb anti-clockwise whereas runner beans climb clockwise. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • diggersjodiggersjo Posts: 172

    Bit like the OH, they always do the opposite to what I want them to do! I give up trying and let them do as they like.


    Yorkshire, ex Italy and North East coast. Growing too old for it!
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    I think Dove is right - most beans climb anticlockwise, but runners are clockwise

    I'm now going to have an ear worm for the rest of the day....

    The fragrant honeysuckle spirals clockwise to the sun,
    and many other creepers do the same,
    But some climb anti-clockwise, the bindweed does for one,
    Or convolvulus to give her proper name.

    (Flanders and Swann - an invaluable source of information on all sorts of random subjects  :D)


    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve never had to tie beans,  they naturally curl round their supports.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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