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THE POLE BEANS 



nPHESE differ from the dwarf or bush kinds by growing 

 * long vines which readily cling to poles if encouraged 

 by early tying. They should not be sown until the soil 

 has become thoroughly warm. Instead of planting in 

 rows, the common practice is to set the poles about three 

 feet apart each way. Then build hills around the poles, 

 about four to five inches above level of soil and twelve to 

 fourteen inches in diameter. Into these hills the beans 

 are placed, within an inch of the pole, about two inches 

 beneath the surface, four or five to the hill. Later on, 

 reduce the number of plants to three per hill. 



From seeds sown end of May the first crop of pods may 

 generally be gathered end of July. Since pole beans are 

 much more prolific than the bush varieties, about thirty 

 hills will provide an ample supply of pods for average use. 



Few varieties of pole beans are perfectly stringless 

 at all stages of development, and all should be gathered 

 while quite young and tender. 



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