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TO GROW POLE BEANS SUCCESSFULLY 



T3OLE beans grow much larger plants than the dwarf 

 '-* kinds and bear larger quantities of pods in fertile 

 soil. It pays, therefore, to liberally enrich each hill 

 with a shovelful of well-rotted manure or humus. 



The seedlings generally appear within six days after 

 seeds are sown. Two weeks later the young plants should 

 be tied gently to the poles with raffia or soft rags. In 

 common with all other bean plants, pole beans do not 

 thrive if they have their root system disturbed. Weed 

 the hills by hand, therefore, using the hoe between hills 

 only, as shown on page 59. 



Since pole beans require a long season to reach edible 

 size, successive plantings are seldom advisable. When 

 picking them, do not jerk the plants cut the stems. Do 

 not let them grow as large as shown in picture opposite 

 pick while small and enjoy real quality. 



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