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Perhaps the most distinctive lima pole bean is King of the Garden.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Keep in mind that bush-type beans and peas generally don't need support, but pole beans require trellises or cages for their vining stems.
Lupines: Many growers don't realize that lupines belong to the legume family and can also benefit neighboring plants with their nitrogen fixing roots.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Beans Some gardeners find their pole beans stunted by sunflowers, but other types of beans may be an even bigger problem.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Corn serves as a natural trellis for pole beans to climb, reducing some garden work.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
This trio combines corn, pole beans, and squash or pumpkins.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
In terms of growth habit, there are three types of beans: runner beans, pole beans, and bush beans.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
Tomato cages can be used to keep indeterminate tomato plants, peas, pole beans, or cucumber vines off the soil, helping prevent fruit rot and excessive insect damage.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Both are easy to grow, though pole beans prefer a trellis, stake, or cage to vine up.
—Katie Boué, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Keep in mind that bush-type beans and peas generally don't need support, but pole beans require trellises or cages for their vining stems.
Lupines: Many growers don't realize that lupines belong to the legume family and can also benefit neighboring plants with their nitrogen fixing roots.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Beans Some gardeners find their pole beans stunted by sunflowers, but other types of beans may be an even bigger problem.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Corn serves as a natural trellis for pole beans to climb, reducing some garden work.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
This trio combines corn, pole beans, and squash or pumpkins.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
In terms of growth habit, there are three types of beans: runner beans, pole beans, and bush beans.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
Tomato cages can be used to keep indeterminate tomato plants, peas, pole beans, or cucumber vines off the soil, helping prevent fruit rot and excessive insect damage.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Both are easy to grow, though pole beans prefer a trellis, stake, or cage to vine up.
—Katie Boué, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Pole bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20bean. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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