How to Grow Beans in Pots or Buckets (Even in Small Spaces)

[@gloriettapatrona6595]

Thanks. I like the quick tempo of your speech….lots of facts.😊

[@deannatolliver1656]

I really enjoyed this video…so much information! I subscribed and will tell my gardening friends. Keep up the good work!!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you Deanna! So glad the info was helpful. We've definitely got more videos to come 😁

[@lynnmoshansky4785]

Jam-packed w great, practical info! Thx!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

No problem! Good luck with yours this year!

[@twochknsoftaco]

I enjoyed your presentation. Direct and fun. But I would say when I look for videos on specific veggies I would also like topics included such as starting mix recommendations ( which you included), possible amendments to the starting soil, what types of fertilizer recommend as well as a feeding schedule (how much), possible pest/ disease identification and prevention, harvesting tips, seed saving tips. Also any different recommendations between container and in ground for each topic. This could be one complete guide per veggie or a series of shorter videos saved as a playlist per veggie. It's alot to ask for but I think we have a lot of new gardeners out there recently and I would love to go to a channel with complete guides instead of broken up incomplete videos where your left looking through more channels to get a specific answer. Plus you can always add new videos included per playlist with additional findings or slight changes that you now recommend by learning yourself. Thank you either way for the video.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

This is such a helpful bit of feedback - thank you for taking the time to share what you'd find useful. And in such a kind manner =) You know, you really made me realize I almost never talk about diseases and pests. I think because they're so regional, I struggle to synthesize helpful recommendations in a way that works in a video. I'm going to work on that; you're absolutely right they deserve a section of their own in a video like this. For what it's worth, I am attempting to build up a playlist of Tomato growing videos like you've described (a work in progress to be sure). kzbin.info/aero/PLCIzWwbH1j-2Fgt0_OesCfQ4NW98gl_NU Thanks again and cheers!

[@twochknsoftaco]

@@NextdoorHomestead Thank you and your welcome. And yes there are changes in these topics that are affected by your growing zones and I know with a simple Google search I can find all the detailed information I need. But I really enjoy listening to videos while I'm gardening instead of reading through articles and closing pop-up ads. I'll definitely subscribe because of your presentation and for those future videos. Just please don't start your videos in the future with corny music or cheesy epic homesteading head liners. Let's go!

[@twochknsoftaco]

@@NextdoorHomestead just watched your playlist on 🍅. Very informative, exactly what I'm looking for. I liked your approach on your fertilizing video. Thanks for all the great info.

[@sherimetschan961]

Another helpful video. Rattlesnake beans are my go to pole bean. They're great fresh as a green bean, a dry bean and I also save the seed. I was just thinking about beans in grow bags. I currently plant Rattlesnake beans in my raised bed on cattle panels (3 foot tepee) and they grow over the top and down the other side. I plan to plant bush beans in grow bags this year. Since they don't need premium soil can I use last year's soil which I have in a tote and would you suggest that I amend it not. Great tip on extending the harvest by planting seeds next to existing vines. That'll save alot of space since I have planted another separate area.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Rattlesnake beans are just so darn cool. I'm such a fan. And I love me a cattle panel trellis. I always amend and aerate my containers between plantings personally. They tend to compact and giving them a scoop of compost and some turns with the garden fork does wonders to restore aeration, drainage, and of course some nutrients. Beans maybe don't need it as much but I'd do it anyways.

[@sherimetschan961]

Thanks for the reply and nudge. I've been really bad and never amended my soil (10+ years). Surprisingly my plants do pretty good. Maybe not great but good enough. I've been trying to get better so maybe this will be the year for amending my soil and getting better yields. In a perfect world my plants would produce so well that I could utilize my space more efficiently.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@sherimetschan961 I'm with you! More output means more plants and more diversity! For what it's worth though, if you've been gardening in an area for years, you *have* been amending it! =) Plant roots produce compounds called exudates which feed the soil microbiome which in turn feeds your future plants. Sorry if that's old news for you, but I think it's an important part of gardening. One of the best things we can do for our soil is use it to grow plants^^

[@sherimetschan961]

@@NextdoorHomestead That's "new" news. So amending should make it go from pretty good to pretty darn good. Dang I wish it would hurry and warm up!

[@vimondireksri8820]

Not relevant to pots but if you're growing in ground I plant my corn 2-4 weeks before my climbing beans. Plant some beans in-between the corn. As the corn grows and they climb as the corn grows. Great idea to use sunflowers! Never even crossed my mind! Awesome

[@vimondireksri8820]

Yard long beans also seem to produce a small harvest in just 40-50 days in my climate. Tropics close to the equator.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Love 'em =) Are you growing a Thai variety? I think I read they're a common crop in Thailand?

[@vimondireksri8820]

@@NextdoorHomestead yes, the Thai varieties. Mostly the long green ones. Tried the red but they have the same flavor just smaller. :)

[@reria2655]

What an amazing video! I have a question and I hope you can answer it. What do you think about making beans germinate before putting them directly into the soil? (For example, taking three or four beans, soaking them in water for 6 hours, then taking them out and placing them into a paper towel inside a zipper bag). Thanks so much for your video!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I'm so, so glad you enjoyed it! I personally don't think it's worth the effort to pre-germinate them. I would say either sow directly or go the whole distance and grow seedlings in small pots and then transplant them. Cheers and happy gardening!

[@hlthnut77]

Wonderful video! Question, I’m in zone 5 and am starting to winter sow in jugs to get a head start on my vegetable garden. Would green beans do well with this? I’m currently planting Blue Lake pole beans. Thanks!

[@shirleysuchdolski6042]

Love this video

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you so much Shirley! Appreciate the support =)

[@AjArpopP52]

Great video! I just put bush beans out in my grow bag a few days ago. I’ve never grown them before so this video answered a lot of my questions. So glad I found your channel! I have an unrelated question for you regarding my Roma tomato plant. I put my plant in a 5 gallon grow bag with a good organic container soil. I put peat moss, worm castings, and bone meal. I have watered pretty regularly and fed Neptune’s Harvest tomato/veg and also Neptune’s Harvest fish emulsion. I noticed two days ago that they Roma’s that are developing are getting blossom end rot. Should I just get rid of the plant or is there a way of saving it?

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That's awesome, I think you'll really enjoy growing them - they're a nice change of pace (read: easier) than tomatoes =) I think I may have responded to a similar question on a different video so I'll paste it in here as well. I hope it works this time! Your potting soil mix sounds great so I doubt that's the issue. If I had to guess without looking at the plants, I would look towards heat and water levels. The combination of planting out later in the season when it's (presumably) hotter and a 5 gallon container can very easily lead to underwatering. The first thing I'd do is make sure the soil is not getting too dry between waterings which is quite easy to do in a smaller grow bag (happens to me all the time!). I'd also check to ensure that your fish emulsion fertilizer isn't too high in nitrogen and too low in potassium. If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, I tried to create a very thorough guide to blossom end rot in tomatoes here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGLJqJKCjp6YnbM It's very common for plants to "fix" the BER issues as they set fruit so I wouldn't personally rip it out unless you're well into the total harvest of the plant. Roma tomatoes are among the most susceptible varieties to Blossom End Rot (BER) and are determinate plants. I find BER easier to manage with indeterminates that have longer growing seasons as plants will generally "grow out of" their BER stage. Cheers!

[@AjArpopP52]

@@NextdoorHomestead thank you so much. I did ask that question on another of your videos but I guess I missed it. Cheers to you!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

No problem at all! Good luck out there =)

[@lesleysears9808]

You need at least a 20 gallon bag to grow tomatoes 🍅 or even larger.

[@AjArpopP52]

@@lesleysears9808 I have two tomato plants in my 10 gallon grow bag and they’re doing great. I also have a Roma tomato in a 5 gallon grow bag and that plant is doing great too. This season I am doing a lot of experiments to learn survival gardening. I think a putting a lot of peat moss in with your soil helps the soil to drain better and you have to basically water everyday. At least my plants have needed to be watered that way.