Green bean leaves

Can anyone tell me what has happened or is happening to my green beans please? And how to treat/fix them? They initially started turning a white-ish colour like in this picture: http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt137/babykirsty/Sdc11312.jpg

Tonight, I noticed some are getting spotty colouring on them: http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt137/babykirsty/Sdc11313.jpg

Any suggestions would be very welcomed!

 

I think those beans have been sprayed with water - or rained on - then scorched with the sun.
They look fine.
You are not going to eat the leaves - everybody seems to be worried about leaves
Your beans will be fine. Enjoy.

 

I read your (or someones?!) reply on the tomatoes thread saying this, and it made me wonder, but I read it after I posted.

I know what you mean about not bothering about leaves, this is my first time trying to grow veggies and I automatically assumed: poorly leaves = death is imminent lol!!!

I'm wondering if I have them potted too closely, http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt137/babykirsty/jun10/23.jpg - perhaps they need more space?

 

Hi Snow baby
Beans have a lot of root growth and i fear they will not get it in that pot, I grow all my veg in pots as i have a small garden with clay soil,

I use the black flower buckets the supermarkets sell or give away, usually about 10 for a £.

1 bean plant per pot, I tried 2 once and had a very poor crop.

Don`t forget they need something to climb up ,mine go up the fence as each plant gets to 10/12 feet long I use the pea/bean net from wilkos

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/picture.php?pictureid=622&albumid=129&dl=1274897278&thumb=1 These are mine from last year you can see the pots

 

I did wonder. When you say they have a lot of root growth... do you mean depth-wise or width-wise? How much space should there be between this size of plants?

I intend to go to the garden store Tuesday for more planters and some type of climbing trellis for them.

Roughly how many bean plants are in the picture you linked?

 

Hi Snowbaby, yes I think you're right. I don't think those beans have enough room in that pot - but that's not why they're turning white, I'm convinced that's scorching.
Beans are greedy feeders but can be grown in quite small space if well fed and watered.
I don't think you can get a better crop from a square yard than well tended beans.
One year I grew beans in a container about 18" square and 12" deep. I put 4 canes in there and 8 beans. They were richly fed and well watered.. The crop was tremendous.
More beans than we could eat.

 

Thanks Alice. I've seen online, a round bag which can hold up to 10 plants and 10 canes which you tie at the top to make a teepee type thing. So I'm going to the garden centre tmor/Wed to try to find something similar

When you say "well fed"... I bought a pack of MiracleGro Instants (I think that's what they were called), it's about 15 or 20 individual sachets, made up with 4.5 litres of water. Is that what you mean by fed? That sort of thing? The packet said to use that approx fortnightly?

(p.s. it's hard to tell from that last pic I linked but there are 7 plants in that pot)

 

You really dont need to feed too much yet ,they will be hungry when they start producing beans, :gnthb:

I find its more important at this time to keep them well watered especially with it being so dry and hot at the moment.

The grow bag thing seems excellent as they need good support

 

Yes, Snowbaby, that was the kind of thing I meant.
As Pamsdish says, it is important to keep those beans well watered in dry conditions.
You'll be surprised at how quickly those beans will get up those canes - it's Jack and the beanstalk stuff.
And as a bonus you'll you'll get a good display of flowers - red or white depending on the variety.
Pick the beans every day and don't let them get rough and tough. If there's not enough for a meal just keep them in the fridge til you have enough.
Good luck and enjoy.

 

Thank you very much for your suggestions & advice, I'm very new to this but am very very keen to be a veggie grower. I have a 16month old little girl and I really am enjoying learning about growing things with her. I want to teach her about living & growing things and caring for things as we don't have the space for pets, veggies & plants (sunflowers!) are our next best thing. She loves coming outside to check on them every day

We're off to the garden centre for lunch today and in search of a "bean bag" and sticks As I said to my husband a few days ago "You know you're a housewife when buying canes for your beans to climb is the highlight of your day" :lol: