Snake Bean A: Pssst… guys, guess what I heard… (conspiratorial whispering)
Rest of the Snake Beans: (gasps in horror) What do you mean she doesn’t know how tall we’ll be growing until? This is insulting. We’re at the end of our trellis already, her bamboo pole support sucks.
Snake Bean A: Look, it’s her first time growing anything, she has extended our bamboo poles already and we have not stopped growing still. She’s already at her wits end and wondering whether our continuous upward growth is due to overcrowding. Give her a break.
Rest of the Snake Beans: But we’re not going to stop. We are meant to climb… for reaching new heights! We’re aiming for the blinds!
Snake Bean A: Wait! Wait! She’s even considering whether to pull 2 of us out so that the rest of us will have more space. She’s worried that we might not flower at all.
Rest of the Snake Beans: But this is preposterous! You can’t expect us to just stop now. We must reach for new heights!
Snake Bean A: Guys, guys, please. Just try to lie low take it easy for now. Please?
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February 28, 2008 at 5:49 pm
rowena
Not only do you grow, you also have a knack for storytelling! I just started my indoor seedling project thanks to Christina (Thinking Stomach) so I *hope* to be seeing a whole bunch of green peeking out from the dirt soon. Notice my highlight of the world hope…. so little faith I tell you!
Anyhoo, long yard beans are one of the trial subjects. Would love to benefit from a crop of those!
February 29, 2008 at 5:30 am
Kate
Can you arch them over and get them growing sideways along some wire? This works well if you keep encouraging them as they grow by twining their stems along, instead of up! Don’t pull any out – then they grow bigger!
February 29, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Teresa
Hi Rowena! Wonderful! Can’t wait to see your progress. Cool, growing yardlong beans too! Don’t “hope” cos you’ll definitely see green! Do blog about it and let us know!
Hi Kate! Okay! Noted, thanks for the tip! I’ll try to “encourage” them to grow along the twines that I tied around the poles. Noted on the not pulling out part, I definitely do not want them to grow bigger. Faint. Thanks for the reassurance!
March 1, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Christina
Oh, they look wonderful and happy! I can’t wait to follow the rest of their growth.
March 2, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Teresa
Thanks Christina! I so want to see the heirloom beans that you’ve just planted!
July 4, 2008 at 9:24 am
Ben
Those beans look fantastic!
I’m having some troubles with my snake beans at the moment. The leaves are going yellow and they don’t look very well.
Seeing how big yours have grown has made me concerned that mine may try and escape up my Mango tree…