Green Bean Growing Experiment part 4

(4/17/2015)

Alright, well... here it is. The final post on this experiment.

The green bean's growth got stunted. It stayed exactly the same size for a couple of weeks, and the small leaves that formed started to wither and die.

I'm assuming this could be from a number of different things.

It could have been from lack of soil warmth. Green beans are to be planted in warmer weather in order to survive. The water pearls would stay cool because there was no insulation.

It could have been that the roots didn't have a place to take hold. There was no support for the plant, so it possibly stopped growth to protect itself.

It could have been that it wasn't getting enough water from the pearls, or enough nutrients. I ended up filling the vase with water up to the roots, but it wasn't enough. It still died.

It could have not been getting enough sunlight. We don't have a good place for window plants where our dog (the Death Eater) or our 18 month old can't get to them. The only place available only gets a moderate amount of sun.

In any case, it was fun while it lasted. Now I have to figure something out with that trellis....

If anyone has any luck with these, please let me know!!!!

Green Bean Experiment Part 3

Alrighty, well, on Saturday (4/4/15) I transplanted the green bean vine that had grown in the jar outside. It was getting too long for me to maintain indoors without support for it, and the weather had gotten warm enough that I felt it could survive. I planted it at the base of the tree in my back yard, because the garden is not yet ready to be sown.

I figured it could still get plenty of nutrients from the soil here, and use the tree as a support.

However... I didn't protect it. I left for our Saturday night Easter service, and when I got back, it looked like this:

I thought it might have been a squirrel at first, until my Death Eater of a dog went straight to the spot and started digging. Every single time I took her out that evening. I assume when my dad let her out while my parents were watching the kids, she took it down the first time. What a jerk, right?

Anyway, it's gone. I tried replanting the part in my hand there, but she tore it up the next time she went out.

The only other update I have is that since I put the extra water in the vase with the hydro polymer pearls, it has grown a decent amount. I might still have a survivor!