Just Some Random Tips and Tricks to Growing Beans From Seed

we are planting out our bunch of heirloom beans. 26 varieties in total is a lot to plant, so while we plant we are just going through some basic tricks and tips to planting and growing beans from seed. Enjoy! Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com

[@thebovineavenger]

If you are worried about wasted food. A lot of food shelves and Church food donation banks will take fresh veggies to put on there shelves for people to grab at there own risk. I have gone to one before when my family needed help and walked away with 3 bushel of fresh farm food to can for my family. Just an idea. You can always help people who need it and then you never have waste. Thanks Luke these tips have taught me just WHY i always have such a hard time growing beans. You have saved me the issues for next seasons beans.

[@eddiegalon3714]

I have ten or so healthy Beefsteak seedlings ready to be planted that I don't need. Would love to give away, but none of my family and neighbors are interested. Any ideas?

[@thebovineavenger]

@@eddiegalon3714 Any church with a congregation that is low income. Also some nursing homes will plant for their residence. If those dont work. There are lots of Facebook pages for free stuff in your area. Should be able to find someone on those pages who could use it. But please try churches first. Most of the pastors will know who might need or want them.

[@stephaniern33]

I can't wait to grow a larger garden

[@riccidusky5635]

How do we fertlize bush beans? What do you use to fertlize them?

[@D71219ONE]

@@riccidusky5635 Beans really don’t need much fertilizer. Only fertilize when planting, and any fertilizer should be fine. Beans aren’t picky at all.

[@n5lul010]

I find I have 95% germination rate on my bean seed. Plant wide spaced, one seed per hole. No wasted seed. If something doesn't sprout after 10 days... plant another.

[@SpiceyKy]

I agree. Especially in this 2020 madness.

[@garden_geek]

This is my first year using 100% homemade compost and I was getting hundreds of volunteers in every bed before I mulched! But I have to say, my plants all seem to be thriving in the homemade compost. I’m proud. 😁

[@Happy2Run4Me]

Me too! Same! ☺️

[@DavidMFChapman]

Beans are my favourite vegetable to grow and eat. I plant them twice as close as recommended on the packet. Between germination failure and slugs, invariably there are “holes” in the rows. After the plants are established, I move things around a bit to even the spacing.

[@stephenclark6499]

For years of my 36 year gardening career, I have frequently experienced spotty bean germination and found myself having to replant to fill the rows in; but beginning five seasons ago I hit upon an idea of using my left over seedling trays by planting my beans in those. I probably am rewarded with 80% plus germination and once they gain a little size I go ahead and transplant them without any worry of gaps or shock. They do especially well. Using the same method, I go ahead and seed several other trays with beans so as to be ready to transplant as soon as the Spring cabbage is cleared out, or the turnip bed, and snap peas, finding this method prevents loss of time mid season. I have also done the same thing with cucumbers, seeding them in trays as a reserve for when the larva period is done for the cucumber beetles and my first wave of cukes are probably affected by wilt. I will keep the reserve cukes covered from the beetles and plant in another section of the garden.

[@i_do_notconsent4968]

Brilliant! These are great ideas!

[@ismailniyaz5167]

I live at sea level near the equator and beans grow like a weed. I planted a few seeds and they sprouted and took over my garden!

[@loveyouuu5928]

🤭🤭😅🤣lol so true. When I first learned I was like where did all these beans come from. Cubans taught me but it doesn't matter your race we can all learn from each other

[@jessicacanfield5408]

WOW!

[@saltycat662]

I'm jealous. I love beans.

[@dum2371]

Absolutely jealous of that

[@ruthgraff2064]

Thanks for the tip about preparing the place to plant 2 weeks before you plant

[@robinlillian9471]

Have fun pulling all those weeds TWICE.

[@camrillem]

Robin Lillian weeding is fun if you have chickens or a compost pile youre just adding value to your garden every time you weed

[@hmck9988]

When I plant beans, or most seeds really, I plant a few extra at the end of the row. This allows me to check on one to see how they are doing without disturbing the row, and also gives me spares to transplant in case I have gaps. Happy gardening everyone.

[@Happy2Run4Me]

That’s great advice! Thank you!

[@sukiboydston7524]

The tip to prep the bed ahead of time for direct seeding is good, but often not feasible; when ready to plant I can’t go back 2 weeks to prep, and don’t want to wait. Another option for beginners is to plant the bed, and a few of the same varieties in labeled nursery pots. Then you can look at the seedlings in the pots and know which seedlings in the bed are your crops vs. volunteers & weeds.

[@trishsmith2811]

we give our extra to our local food bank. They take garden veg and are so happy to get it. Great tip for getting the beds in shape before you plant.

[@JoeCaron1]

Love the dollar tree basket! Very handy to have in the garden. They wash off easily when they get dirty and they are brightly colored so they don't get lost in the plants as much 😁

[@gratefulMOMent]

I spotted that too! Haha!

[@schlueter641]

I plant densely with every seed, then I go carefully back to thin them out. However I dont toss the extra plants that come up, I transfer them into another space. That's just because I have the space tho.

[@nadineo1983]

I am brand spankin new to researching my future garden I want to grow and you're so happy, I love watching you 😊

[@subarashiiai16]

I always love the energy you bring to your videos! The excitement you bring in the intro really hooks me in to the topic

[@Razzy-sr4oq]

An additional 'tip' as it were: Invest in buying or making your own bean dibbler. This simple tool is so incredibly useful. It makes the evenly spaced holes for your beans, 20 or so at a time, and makes planting an even row of quickly, all at the consistent depth. I just prepped 4 bean rows today (2 were planted today, the other two will be planted in 2 weeks time) and that dibbler I made cut several hours off the task. It's necessary!

[@angelenerash5160]

Oh I have been guilty of adding compost at the time of planting so many times!! Thank you for your advice!!

[@melissaannboone3639]

Thank you again for sharing all your great tips and the information you've learned over the years! You're a great teacher!

[@christinewiet363]

Thanks Luke - I planted my beans weeks ago here in West MI and they've been SO slow growing! Now I know why. (But at least they all came up) Warmer/Dryer weather is coming, so I can expect them to pick up!

[@heidimarchant5438]

I just stick my beans in the ground when my spring flowers die off and toss them some water, beans are the one thing even I can't screw up lol. The only thing that kills them is cold weather in my experience anyway.

[@einsteinsmom4420]

Yes... Easy to grow!

[@therealz360z7]

I got a family of groundhog pups plus there mom trust to me they can get rid of your green beans real quick and most everything else too!

[@justincase1575]

I have problems with rabbits taking the tops off my beans and peas! I surrounded my raised beds with chicken wire and put my containers on a trailer to get them up off the ground. So far so good! Besides, it fattens them up for rabbit season!

[@robinlillian9471]

I plant more seeds in spots that didn't germinate all the time. It works fine for me. The younger plants catch up to the others long before the end of the season. I don't care if it looks slightly uneven for a while. I don't like to waste good seeds/plants.

[@sherryk30]

It never clicked that those red, plastic like thingies were last year's 🍅 skins!! Thanks for that!

[@ravensnow2931]

Thanks for this video! I'll be planting dry bush beans this year in hopes that I get enough of a harvest to not have to buy dry or canned beans for a while. I appreciate the tips about them.

[@gabrielbayley4247]

i didn't start my squash plants indoors, but was surprised by 2 butternut volunteers, which is perfect... they are actually stronger than what I would've started and i'm just going to let them do their thing... as for the volunteer tomatoes (ugh, they are crazy for me this year, almost like weeds, but easy to thin out)

[@SarahSarah-nu8ce]

Just found my first flower on my bush beans! Beans are on the way! I had watched your previous bean vids but not until after I planted, so I had fertilized. I thought I would just have big plants and no beans but so happy that isn’t the case

[@marietschopp2629]

I’m a brand new gardener. You give such good tips-you’re a natural teacher. Thanks!

[@vishyoutubevideos]

great insight! Thanks Luke

[@hoodiedee4828]

Thank you, have a bless day

[@joyceobeys6818]

Oh wow! My husband and I came from Michigan! New Boston n Milan.

[@michelles1517]

Yes I did learn something. About the rain. Thank you!!

[@kcconaty5270]

Today I will be getting some seeds started, green beans an a lot of other seeds. Oh I live in NC and this ground is mostly clay... I had to buy compost, so hope that helps? Just started gardening, Thanks for all your help, my order is shipping yesterday, an day before. You just put out a very nice video that you will not talk, so people can have some nice peaceful nature, that is very kind of you! Love your channel an all your help! I hope my seeds will be ok, doing some green beans and snap ones, pulse other seeds, can’t wait to get your fertilizer 👏thanks for sharing 🙏🏼

[@car9140]

I wait a couple weeks and plant more and then again another time a couple weeks after that to spread harvest out. That way I’m not scrambling trying to eat and preserve all at the same time. But then again, I love green beans. I plant a ton of them.

[@LoreenaBrookeLewis369]

Hi MLgardener, I’m watching from Victoria, British Columbia Canada. Ty for this valuable information. I watched this video right before preparing my gardens today for planting beans. I did not use compost from my bin so therefore I went ahead and planted them with your recommendations. Yay! Excited to watch more videos & learn more about gardening & growing my own food.

[@meredithab05]

Great tip! I never thought to do that, thank you!

[@joshualawson7604]

Nice tip on compacting the soil a bit with the rake!

[@lisaschaeffer]

My pole beans are growing up the trellis, and the bush variety are forming buds. I live south of Detroit downriver. I planted the seeds in mid May.

[@carolhamilton5164]

lisa schaeffer me too Joliet, IL.

[@SMCBakery12345]

Great video! Sooo helpful as always! Thank you! My seeds I bought are growing great. Great quality too! Love your packaging with all the information on them. Top notch!👍🏻😀

[@lenellamaxwell6934]

Loved the video!

[@LaHortetadeBussy]

Thanks men for video

[@inkybeans]

Thanks for the tips!!

[@sallyweiner4180]

Here in Chicago too, rainy, cloudy and damp

[@offgrid24seven]

Great tips! I only to 3-5 bean plants from a whole package. We were drip watering the whole garden, and that was probably too much water for the bean seeds. I will make a note of this.

[@tomm2812]

Rain? My garden has oars and a bilge pump. Best

[@HippychickYardener]

I placed my first seed order with you! I wanted a shirt, but no funds Yet! I am so excited! And I thank u sooo much for your amazing wealth of tips and knowledge sharing🙏 GBY and Yours!

[@elbrujo1046]

I live in Dallas, Texas. USA, y'all! I appreciate your presentation, which I think is practical and correct. One point, however, does not match my experience. When I planted several bean seeds hoping to get one good plant, every seed germinated. I had to throw away a high percentage of what I planted so I could get back to the recommended spacing.

[@fire7side]

Beans are the ultimate survival food. Green beans during the summer and dried beans during the winter. I just have green beans right now because they are so cheap to buy dry and I eat a ton of dry beans. Pinto beans with picante sauce for lunch every day with sourdough bread.

[@pms1953]

I just planted Strike Beans the other day before it rain. I’m in Kentucky

[@le808le]

Thank you!

[@lewisroyer3411]

Great video

[@jeanblair1751]

If you plant too many & get too much don't waste it, CAN IT!!!

[@sandimorreale3685]

Or dehydrate

[@emtjenc]

Or freeze!

[@noahmeme2]

Freeze dry

[@MsJherman]

Or give it to a needy family

[@tiarianamanna973]

Or ferment it 😋

[@SaarasGarden]

wow....! Awesome...

[@OGxsixela]

Thanks!

[@chairmanwario]

I wish I had a backyard that big...

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Benaiah Sampson Benker You should check out Epic Gardener! His yard is tiny, but he grows a LOT.

[@Neyobe]

Same

[@timothytull152]

I just now watched your video I've already made a mistake of planting my pole beans with my bush beans and they're all coming up nicely

[@moms4ourkids765]

New gardener.. yes even with labels I don't know what growing. Letting them fill out.

[@johnandleighs.9193]

Hi Luke John here watching for a long time just subscribed . Just a thought what I do when I seed beans is I will also see the couple six packs at the same time to fill in the row where needed. This works well with many crops. Good video I'll be watching.

[@sherryballington1583]

Lordy, it was 105 heat index here in South Carolina last week. We got a little bit of rain but we need a lot more here. Everything is drying up.

[@648Roland]

My garden produces far more food than I'm able to eat, blanch or freeze so give my extra away to neighbours and people I regularly see in our town. Do the same with seedlings. Grown organically and harvested on the same day they are given away makes them far fresher than what's available in stores. Figure it's a win/win outcome.

[@growinglongisland]

Rows are a good idea, I was wondering how one plant of beans were going to work!

[@BS-ne5cr]

I would suggest that an overabundance of beans is not a bad thing. You can either have dry beans that last many years and could be seeds for next year. Or you can can your food and have it for many years. Especially for years like 2020.

[@christopherpcreation]

Green beans zucchini and sugar peas mixed with herbs garlic butter all summer long

[@BruceLeef]

I've been harvesting royal burgundy beans ,sugar SNAP along with the strike beans all week...guess its not to late to plant more 👍

[@erdiaz13]

That's exactly what I was thinking!

[@aaroncole7736]

This is the information i've been needing. Wondering why my beans haven't germinated indoors. Too much wet. Thanks man!

[@ChrisJerFerTV]

Hi Aaron, I have also been planting beans and experienced the same issue. Depending on your variety, water might not be getting inside the seed due to the tough outer shell. I was able to get most to germinate by using a nail clipper to break into the edges on the long ends of the seed. You don’t need to get deep, you just want to break the surface a bit then soak them for an hour.

[@aaroncole7736]

@@ChrisJerFerTV Thanks for that tip. I will try that after I try once more with less moisture.

[@kayleep3329]

I soak my beans about 8-12 hrs before direct planting an inch deep, but this year very poor germination. 😟 I’m growing Roma flat pole beans this year; maybe the seeds have harder shells. Maybe I’ll try clipping as you suggest. Any more tips would be appreciated. appreciated.

[@ashleyerwin3566]

That's exactly what I do a row of each kind of at I plant

[@alliejett]

Do you have cross pollination problems planting so many varieties that close together? Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@aylaaci]

Hello! Thanks for the video! I have a question: Should I prune the side branches of pole beans for more production like tomatoe plants?

[@KiraNeverSurrender]

To prep the bed we cover in fresh compost and used goat pen hay for mulch. Iwater well and cover the whole thing in plastic, then leave it. Everything sprouts and then dies off from no light. Only way I have found to be able to use the hay as mulch without a bunch of grass popping up. Not a seed left in our compost, the chickens turn it. Lol

[@comree11]

Your content is so great man! Never feel bad for taking a day off or family time! The rewatch value is so good 👍🌻

[@ferralgf]

I took some beans out of my compost and stuck em un the pumpkim patch bed with water during sunset hours on a november night... hopefully they live thru thr night to flourish for the rest of the year xD

[@lauraskorczewski5813]

Luke! Can those extra beans. They sure taste good during the winter.

[@gardenlove2782]

Luke, I was wondering what’s the size of your garden? You seem to have a lot of plant beds - are those just 2 by 4s or cedar stock? And the aisles seem really wide. Maybe you can do an episode on garden layout.

[@f3wbs]

I'll give this a try. Also got goji berries; mistook them for goumi berries for some reason. Oh well; no one else in my neighbourhood grows them so its definitely worth a try.

[@livingoutsidethebubble]

Shameless, "What is going on?" James in the house again.

[@Sg4809]

Hey I have seen a couple of those plastic looking things in my garden and have been wondering what the heck they were! Thank you! I knew something was getting my tomatoes but there was never any evidence of what!

[@Roscoriver]

I planted all my beans before the week of rain storms! Should i replant? I planted about 2 weeks ago and haven’t seen anything

[@christianhansen3292]

Curious does the green thumb infect those directly that live around you like the neighbor to your right and left and Across the street/ like u see them planting tomaters and beans as such?

[@bobsmith-ud9xi]

well i love beans

[@johnandleighs.9193]

Sometimes it's good to grow enough seeds just to freshen your supply for The Following season or rotate your seeds 1/2 one year and half the next

[@MrSpeedyAce]

Hey mate, awesome video. We're actually starting our first raised garden bed to plant black beans and this was tremendously helpful!!!

[@giggiwidit5638]

Another great video ! Thank you for the tip about laying down home-made compost a few weeks in advance of sowing, so that you can then weed out the plants that you don't want, as this is a great tip for new gardeners, like me, who don't yet know what each plant looks likes as a seedling. I will be using my own compost as soon as I have some lol, and this tip will stop any confusion over which plants are which, when they are young, and this easy tip wouldn't have been something that I would have thought about doing, if you had not of suggested it. Also, the idea of Food Banking my excess produce was another great idea that I hadn't thought of. I have now looked up food banks in my local area, and once my new Allotment Plot is up-and-growing I will definitely be doing this with all of my (hopefully) excess produce. So thanks Luke !!! =DDD

[@christopherpcreation]

My beans and pretty much everything I grow come up right after a lightning storm

[@chrisward4224]

I heard the lightning produces nitrogen for your plants!

[@adoxartist1258]

2:30 Find a food bank. Nothing will go to waste.

[@ashleymoore250]

im interested in the drying beans is there a link for them?

[@einsteinsmom4420]

Let it grow 😁

[@laurielyon1892]

I have a question. This year I thought I was growing bush type beans but they are producing runners like crazy, so I put something up for them to climb on. I just keep seeing runners upon runners, the leaves look good, but no blooms yet. Do they just take longer or is there something I need to do? Thanks

[@tlee717]

I always plant pole beans. Do you soak your bush beans overnight?

[@kellyo8718]

Luke, what are those monster plants growing in your other beds? 3rd bed behind you, when you're planting the turtle beans

[@morgotha42]

Its april 15th and here in Holland MI its still snowing LOL.... I am still new to growing my own food so when will it be safe to start planting seeds??? TIA

[@bonnieparker1238]

Thank you. Wish I knew how to identify the very young seedlings. I would not have known the seedling you plucked was a tomato. Guess I need a picture book. I kill off my perennials every year too because I don't know what they look like coming up.🙁

[@cynthiacarr2093]

Thank you so much Luke for the tips!😁👏🏾👏🏾❤💯 I'm planting Black and red beans first time. The tips on waiting to plant a couple weeks before planting once preparing a new bed! No wonder I didn't know what was germinating lol. Planting rows Wow so much great information! Do you soak your beans at anytime before planting? I noticed you planted dry. Which is better? I'm in Ohio 6a please. Have a great day!

[@Sport.199]

can you plant ginger

[@rg-mi5hh]

This is off topic, but after hardening off the plants, what night time temps can these seedling tolerate in ground? Could you do a video on this. We usually wait until temps around 59, but probably lose time that way.

[@1jugglethis]

Also, would you recommend succession planting for beans and peas?

[@dianetucker2711]

Chris Stanifer If you have enough growing time - absolutely ❣️

[@Aaron-mn8gw]

Hey, first year gardener here. My beans had been producing well for a few weeks but now I'm not getting much from them but the odd bean here and there. Is this normal or is the heat this summer causing this?

[@natefidalgo7625]

curious when you get a bean packet do they tell you which ones are dry beans and which are the wet beans. Because its confusing to keep track of which beans are dry or which are like green /yellow/wax beans.... And its very important to know this so you dont screw up the harvesting of them. It seems to my dry beans you can be lazy with harvesting them but the wet beans you kind of have to harvest at specific intervals or they will go bad or get to ripe ...etc

[@lilspittin313]

Grow big or go home ahah love it

[@mikelattimer7909]

Have you got a video on red beans? Kidney beans or navy beans?

[@Timetravel1111]

I was going to plant 🌱 as I watch videos I’m running out of time, and energy 🍷 are you?

[@valeriesanchez3074]

About the only thing I can't seem to germinate from store bought food is a jalapeno lol. Well I'm growing a pinto bean plant unfortunately it only has two flowers on it so far lol.

[@dangatto8666]

I don't know how to thin out to 6" when I plant them every 4". (that's fine). On yellow beans- I took beans out of the pod for the next year. Most are black, will the green ones grow?

[@natefidalgo7625]

So the question is there away to determine once you got a bean seed package if its a dry type or wet type?