Has anyone tried growing bush beans in containers? I'm planning to use 5-gallon buckets, but I'm curious about what other container options folks are using. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks in advance!
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Yeah, I've grown bush beans in various sizes of grow bags. I often plant them alongside other crops since they help with nitrogen fixation in the soil. I usually position a bigger plant in the middle and plant 3-4 bush beans around it. Here's a pic of my squash and bush bean setup from a couple of summers ago!
Just a heads-up, they mainly fix nitrogen for their own use. Other plants won’t benefit from it unless you chop them back into the soil, and there are more efficient nitrogen sources out there.