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PunkRotten
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Pot size for bush beans

Hi,

What is the minimum pot size for bush beans?

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Not sure if this will help, found it while researching container gardening on my own ...

https://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/pdf/1647.pdf

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Beans, Lima	Bush Baby, Fordhook Bush Lima, Fordhook 242	12" wide, 8-10" deep
Beans, Snap	Bush Romano, Contender, Provider, Tendercrop Stringless, Bush Blue Lake	 8" wide, 8-10" deep

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How many beans? Generally you need to figure 6-8" of minumum spacing between plants. The larger the container the more beans. Generally aound the outside of a box garden is better.

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Healthy Beans when they produce usually have 2 dozen or more beans on a stock. I would plant one bean in a 6 inch pot. if you make a row of beans in a narrow container like a foot by 6 inches I would put the beans 4 to 6 inches appart or 3 in the foot container! If you are using a 5 gallon plastic bucket a half dozen will grow well because of the deep soil! If you use a 5 gallon bucket place sever quart empty plastic sealed bottles at the bottom to make the container lighter and it will hold less dirt but still plenty for the plants! I usually use empty water bottles since I go through 60 a month!



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