If you try the pine I suspect you'll have problems with the roots competing with beans' roots.

If you use the telephone pole, I bet you could run wires or durable twine to it and make a modified teepee. Beware of using non durable twine. I once strung up my beans using baling twine. Halfway through the summer the twine gave out and my beans were a mess since they tangled up before I could string them again.

I REALLY like cattle panels. I use a couple of T posts and secure the panel one them, like a fence, but several inches off the ground. This makes for a 16' wall of beans. I plan on picking up at least one more cattle panel a year.

A friend of mine used an elaborate combination of two cattle panels with stakes and made a 32' arch, which he could stand under and pick beans. It's really impressive.

Also, using re-mesh (concrete reinforcing wire) I make 5' tall tomato cages. These not only work for tomatoes. They're also good for beans. But they must be staked, or they'll fall over in a high wind.

There have to be more good ideas out there. Looking forward to hearing of them!

George
Tahlequah, OK

The simplest and the one with the smallest footprint is a single eight foot long pole stuck in the ground with six seeds planted around the base of it. No teepee. I have been using these successfully, although I may try something just a bit more elaborate next time.

Jim

vertical is in! i use 8 foot fence posts, 2x4" fencing for the first 4 ft., then 4x6" tomato fence that comes in 4 ft x 20 ft. rolls- 2 tiers get you to 12 ft. the top 4 ft hang over to form a bower that i support with ropes up to my deck( the garden is just outside the walkout basement) some plants are up on the deck railing- about 15 ft high ! give them support and they will go there. of course i need a small ladder to pick some. and this works next year for cukes and maybe squash? the bottom tier supports the 3rd rotation of tomatoes, which is why i use heavier gauge. hope this helps.

How about planting sunflowers and letting the beans grow up them?

Has anyone done that?