Scarlet Runner Beans

About 10 days ago we planted seven scarlet runner beans and they all germinated and are growing like crazy. We will be planting them outside tonight and training them up the ti pi! It was not a joke when they said these things grow groW GROW! These roots are insane!

Ti Pi for Son

Our son has his own garden area in our backyard. We constructed a Ti Pi out of old tree branches. Folks in our neighborhood placed them near the curb to be hauled away, so we hauled them! We dug three holes about 2 feet deep, buried the largest end of the branch and then filled the holes, braced the branches against each other, and tied them with some jute twine. We plan to weave more twine along the top half of the ti pi. This is what it looks like so far.