Beans

Green Beans starting to grow again and getting tons of String Beans. 

Today's Harvest

Today I got my first Okra and Cherry Tomato, plus another handful of Beans.

I try and pick Acerola Cherries as soon as they start to turn red. I would like to leave them on longer so they could get larger, but pests tend to damage them. This cherry was pecked at by birds.

I pulled this Carrot a few days ago. I still have a few Carrots in the ground that will last a month or two, but should plant more.

Beans and Lettuce

The latest Beans and Lettuce planter is doing fine and I should be able to start picking the Lettuce soon. I have two other planters of Green Lettuce, but this planter contains Sunny Lettuce (Red Leaf Lettuce).

Beans (Bikkuri Jumbo, Bush, Flat, Helda, Romano, String)

The Beans are starting to grow, but it is difficult to see them with all the lettuce sprouts, but they are starting to pop up. I like to grow Lettuce with my Beans and Tomatoes. I find they grow well together and compliment the soil.

(12 March) The Lettuce has ready grown and three String Bean plants appeared.

This is the second planter I have with Beans and Lettuce. I've already started to harvest the Lettuce and two Bean spouts finally popped through. At lunch I suspended some ropes for the Beans to climb.

(12 March) Beans starting to climb. I've eaten a lot of the Lettuce.

(10 April) Well, beans are starting to mature and they are all Bush Beans. None of the Flat Beans grew. I'll keep trying. 

Bush Beans (String Bean, Ingen)

Not all the Bush Bean seeds matured, but a few have and doing well. They have started to wrap around the banister rails.

Bush Beans (String Beans, ingen)

Today I removed lettuce from two on my planters and replaced them with Bush Beans (also known as String Beans or Ingen in Japanese). String Beans are a good rotational crop after lettuce. Just loosen up the soil, clean out any roots, add some manure and plant fertilizer.

This pack had about 40 seeds inside, but I only had space for about 10 seeds. These are climbers, so will need to put up a net for them as soon as they start to sprout.