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| Author: | weefey [ Jan 26th, '17, 03:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Looking for advice |
Looking at building a AP system using PVC pipe. Looking for plant ideas? Has anyone grown purple hull peas and snap beans? |
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| Author: | scotty435 [ Jan 26th, '17, 04:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for advice |
Welcome to the forum Weefey If conditions are warm enough the snap beans (aka green beans) will do well. I grow the bush variety because of the low ceiling height in my greenhouse. Blue Lake bush beans, and Royal Burgundy, I also grew Calypso beans (aka Orca beans). Although I don't grow many peas, pretty much anything you grow in soil you can get to grow in AP. If you have troubles you can always setup a wicking bed. I find grow beds and wicking beds complement each other because the wicking beds warm a bit sooner but it may not matter in your area as much. edit: Forgot to mention. I usually do two crops, an early and a late one, both in the greenhouse. The reason I do it this way is spider mites get really bad and start to wipe out the bean crop when the weather gets warm. Rather than spray I just rip the beans out and leave the space empty for awhile before starting a new batch. Seems to work pretty well and I get quite a few beans without much effort. |
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