A Brief History On December 11, 1941, dictators Adolf Hitler of Germany and Benito Mussolini of Italy made an enormous blunder, perhaps one that cost them the World War II, when they declared war on the United States. Digging Deeper (Summary and translation of the above video: Hitler speaks to the Reichstag and, in theRead More
After a few days your bean should start to sprout roots. This is called germination. Then, the bean will start to grow a stem too. The stem should grow upwards, as it looks for the light. After about ten days your bean seed should have grown a bigger stem and some leaves. It is now a little bean plant. To make sure it keeps growing and stays healthy, carefully take it out of the jar and plant it in a large pot with some soil. You can keep you pot inside during the winter, or outside during the summer.
As the pole beans grow, periodically weave stray vines around the poles of the teepee. This trains plants to grow upward, not outward. Pole beans mature in 60 to 90 days. Beans are light feeders and do not need extra fertilization as long as you plant them in an organically rich soil. Fertilize young bean plants with an organic fertilizer, such as fish emulsion, every two weeks for the first six weeks and then once every three to four weeks.