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How to build a a-frame bean row

For a longer row of climbing beans. Two lines of canes lean in and cross at the top, with a cane along the ridge holding it all together. Picking is easy from both sides.

• DifficultyMedium
• Time1 hour
• Rough costabout £19

What you need

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Tools

• Scissors
• Tape measure

Step by step

1. Mark two straight lines along the bed, 45-60cm apart.
2. Push canes in along both lines every 30-40cm, 20-30cm deep, each one opposite a cane on the other line.
3. Lean each pair in so they cross about 20cm below the top, and tie them together.
4. Lay a cane along the top, in the V where the pairs cross, and tie it at every crossing. This stops the row leaning over.
5. Plant a bean at the foot of each cane. Beans will cover the whole frame by midsummer.

Tips

• Run the row north to south so both sides get sun.
• For extra strength, tie a cane diagonally across each end.

Good for growing

• Runner beans
• French beans