As far as I know, seeing the beans is like seeing a nephew or niece who lived in another city. I was always surprised by how fast they were growing. The first time I checked up on them, they grew nice large leaves and started to climb the trellis we gave them. The next time, all of them have already reached the top of the trellis. Then, they had beautiful white flowers. And yesterday, we noticed that there were long, string beans! Right under our noses!