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Bamboo Stakes for Beans: They Won't Root Upside Down

Cut bamboo canes used as stakes will not root when stood upright. Rooting only occurs at nodes in contact with moist soil horizontally. Use them freely for teepees and trellises.

Bamboo teepee

Bamboo stakes for pole beans—no rooting risk.

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