Pole beans

Pole beans are twining plants.  They climb by wrapping around other plants, poles, brush, netting.  Lacking support, they clamber across the ground and are virtually impossible to pick.

I had been putting off supporting my two rows of pole beans as I kept looking for my fence post driver.

No joy.  I have three of them and could not find any of them.

I bought a new one.  The problem with fence post drivers, as purchased, is that they are painted the same shade of gray as a concrete, industrial basement floor.  Scuff it up a little bit.  Get some patches of rust on it.  And that rascal becomes invisible the second you put it down.

One of the keys to getting a vivid fluorescent paint job is to prime the piece with WHITE paint.

Kubota charged me $2 to do the paint job.  I went with pink.  Perhaps I can get some jobs doing pedicures with the paint the extra paint.

Here is a "Where's Waldo" shot.  Can you find the post driver?

Garden of Eden pole beans on the left, a row of Deadon savoy cabbage, a row of Diablo Brussel Sprouts, then a row of purple pole beans, a mix of Blauhilde and Burpee pole beans.  I see no difference in them and suspect Burpee simple renamed a European cultivar for marketing reasons.

Mrs ERJ favors the green "safety" fence over the orange.  It runs about $36/100 feet and I consider it a bargain as it is good for many years when used gently.