Violet podded stringless pole beans growing up a corn stalk for support in a garden in Bellevue, Washington, USA. Beans and corn are companion plants

• Contributor: Janet Horton / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2C5Y657
• File size: 51.3 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 3456 x 5184 px | 29.3 x 43.9 cm | 11.5 x 17.3 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 30 September 2011
• Location: Bellevue, Washington, USA

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Violet podded stringless pole beans growing up a corn stalk for support in a garden in Bellevue, Washington, USA. Beans and corn are companion plants. The corn provides a natural trellis for the beans. Corn is a heavy feeder and the beans fix nitrogen from air into the soil; however, the beans do not feed the corn while it is growing. When the bean plants die back they return nitrogen to the soil that was used up by the corn.