Climbing beans - how high?

[David]

Morning all

Growing climbing French beans for the first time and they have reached 6feet i.e. top of the canes - what now?

Do I pinch them out or or go horizontal?

Thanks as ever,

David

[Chantal]

Hi David

A lot of people pinch them out but I never have done, I just let them go where they want. I did think about it once but couldn't easily find the growing tip as it was way above my head. Leaving them never seems to have done mine any harm

[alan refail]

Hi David

I agree entirely with Chantal. I grow, amongst others, Rider's Top of the Pole. When they reach the top they start looking for another pole - but always keep cropping.

Alan

[David]

Excellent. Thank you.

[madasafish]

Mine have migrated across to the top of my raspberry row :_)