Growing Beans - climbing, also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners

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25 Oct 20 Kenneth Daunt (Australia - temperate climate)
I have some Purple King, first time with these, and they are climbing up the frame very well. I had a suggestion to pinch of the top to encourage them to spread sideways. Is this a good idea? If they keep going, now over 2 m high, I will have to train the leaders dideways or down as they will have run out of support. Cheers.
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03 Jan 21 Pauline (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it ok to plant purple king in January
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26 Oct 20 Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have done two plantings of climbing beans recently, 1st crop has just finished and 2nd crop I'm picking now. I have trellises 2.4m long and wire mess 2m high. I plant seeds about 15-20cm apart. Didn't take them long to grow 2m tall. Mine just flapped in the wind and then started growing down the trellis. I'm picking 1kg each 2-3 days. So I don't think you need to pinch or train them sideways etc.
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