The Difference Between Trellising Beans and Peas

Beans and peas are both very capable climbers, but knowing one critical difference between their trellising needs can make or break your season. Follow these tips for easy and effective trellising of these two crops.

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[opheliamaples]

I just use jute twine to weave the lattice. At the end of the season, I just detatch the entire lattice and throw the entire mass, jute lattice and plant matter, into the compost. Easy cleanup.

[mawi]

I know we trellis them differently. I just didn't know why. Now I do. ❤❤❤ Thanks !❤❤❤❤

[doigt]

I just kept it as is and made a wall of bean branches over the years which also acts as a privacy enhancement because it blocks the neighbour's view into my backyard better than my actual fence.

I have also used this technique to build a sort of roof over my barbecue with beans which is good enough to protect from drizzles and even snow (I let ice form to make it sturdier in the winter).

[jaguarholly]

Heres a cool tip from the native American people. Grow corn or maze in between your climbers. Plant the corn/maze a few weeks to a month before. Then the climbers can climb the stalks. Bonus points if you plant pumpkin/squash/zucchini around the outside so it can form a mat that helps keeps pests an weeds out and shades the soil to retain water better. This is called the 3 sisters. 😊

[angelicguidance]

Thank you, any suggestions for tomatoes. They grow all over the place

[jIlLiAnganz]

New gardener here. This year will be my first time growing peas and beans. I was about to plant peas and beans together on a chicken wire trellis (provided by our community garden) this week. You saved me!

[thecraftycyborg]

… thank you. I HATE cleaning up beans at the end of the season. I don’t even eat the things, I hate them- I grow them for my mom, who loves them. This will be a huge help. :D

[mrswiggles]

This is timely. I just planted 36 pea seedlings! I’ll be sure to use the correct trellis for them. Thanks!

[jakubjilek]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, i trelaced my peas like beans and wondered why they all keep falling down, now i know how to trelace them, thanks.

[lornaj]

Great info, thanks! Would you mind telling me what raised beds those are that you have? Seems like the ones I find are either 6 inches or 3 feet deep!

[MrKaputt]

This is good Information! I started growing peas with my corn so I didn’t have to strip it all away when it’s done

[CRT.v]

My mom used to use some spare cattle fence panels for the beens, and at the end of the year, the panels got thrown on top of a bonfire to burn off the dried, dead vines. Benefit of having a huge garden on a livestock farm, I guess! With the amount of beans she grew, it was less labor to build a fence every year. The method in this video looks much more manageable for a smaller, in-town garden!

[SupposedlyMean]

Thanks for the reminder to explain the difference between bush green beans and trellising ones to my grandma 🤟🏼😅

[Phi.D.]

Great idea, didn't know the after part 👍

[justinschmidt]

I'll try this next year :) thanks

[MarieDipiero]

Thank you! How do you keep pests away? My entire bean garden was wiped out when I was away for a few days.

[dbirdeycapozzi]

Wow, we need this info right now! Big thanks for this! 🌱🌱

[missjuhee]

Great little short video! I too thought of using twine instead. But couldnt have thought of it without your explanation first. I also love doing craft and learning how to tie/knot stuff boyscout style. So I wont mind trying to put together a twine trellis OR I may get all tangled up in it 😂 Either way I really like this content. Thank you for sharing.

[TheGogeta]

Ive got a piece of rebar year ago easy to but there and easy to remove the vines and usable for both

[b._.render]

Thankyou good sir I’ll be using this next season ❤️ loved the peas I grew this year.

Anyone else struggle with tomatoes? Had a great few years until this year. Total shite. Maybe 6-8 big when I should have been swimming in them