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How To Grow Pole Beans Start: Sow in a sunny location after soil has warmed. Plant seeds 3 apart in rows 24 apart for linear trellises or in hills of 4-6 seeds grown up poles. Cover with 1 of soil. Seedlings emerge after 10-14 days. Water: Keep beans consistently moist especially during dry spells. Avoid wetting foliage which may promote diseases. Beans need about 1 of rain per week.... Soil: Pole beans require well-drained soil of average fertility. pH 6.0-6.5. Light: Full sun. Fertilize: Beans usually only need a small addition of compost to the soil to fulfill their nutrient needs. If a fertilizer is used, choose one with low or no nitrogen as beans and other legumes capture nitrogen from the air through their leaves and too much nitrogen will lead to rapid leaf growth and poor fruit set.

IT is Safe to have your vegetable garden all set and plants in the ground. Rhinebeck New York is in Hardiness Zones 5a and 5b. Chance of Frost has past. BUT always keep an eye on things. Happy Planting.

Growing Cabbage ...

Heirloom seeds can be grown in any kind of condition, organic or non-oganic. Heirloom describes the genetics of the seed, and usually refers to older varieties that are stable and field pollinated. They are available as both regular seed and organic seed.