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Post by Andrew on Jul 5, 2016 20:44:01 GMT
At the weekend, I noticed that although my runner beans had gone up the sticks, the foliage was very thin compared to what I'd expect by the time they reached the top and also very pale. There's also very little sign of flower either. The lower leaves have turned yellow and are dropping off, whilst those further up are very pale and not the dark green I'd expect. One of my dad's gardening books suggests these are among the symptoms of Foot Rot, although the stems are not black and slimy as that suggests they would be, so I'm not convinced it's that. I've tried watering with some epsom salts in case it's just an iron deficiency and some fertiliser, but can't see any sign of an improvement yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 21:39:25 GMT
I think it's the recent weather Andrew,(constant wet conditions) my runners have yellowed a bit though they're finally improving. I'd give them a high nitrogen feed as well as the Epsom salts. May be worth spraying with a fungicide like systhane in case they've got a fungal problem too. Mine are greening up at last and I'll probably move them next season.
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 8, 2016 13:30:50 GMT
Not exactly an answer to your query Andrew but I NEVER feed my beans once they are growing. All the necessary feed is incorporated in the ground where they are growing. If your ground is deficient in the necessary nutrients you will not get a decent crop. rather than a high nitrogen feed I would suggest a liquid feed with something like Phostrogen or a proprietary tomato feed. However they may well pick up as weather improves. |
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 8, 2016 18:10:05 GMT
I agree with sweetpea, the beans have all the nitrogen they need stored in their roots. Give a couple of high potash feeds to encourage flowering/fruiting.
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Post by Andrew on Jul 8, 2016 21:16:01 GMT
I think @davidv is probably right. It's probably got a lot to do with the recent weather. About 3 weeks ago that end of the garden was under water for several hours, so I think they've probably not reacted well to being so wet. The leaves are starting to look a bit darker now, so hopefully they are recovering.
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