Do pole beans bush out and produce more beans if they are pinched off after they reach higher than my 8 ft. poles? Or should I just let the tops hang down?
Pinching is normally done on much younger and smaller plants to encourage bushing out. It should not hurt the plant either way, however, so if you would like to pinch them back, go ahead.
Our pole beans are growing fabulously but not blooming. Is this because of too much nitrogen in the soil?
Here is a link to help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/get-bean-plants-to-bloom.htm
My pole beans have not produced any blossoms! The plants seem mature and are starting to die off. Why no blossoms?
Here is an article that will help you that discusses why bean plants do not bloom:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/get-bean-plants-to-bloom.htm
Happy gardening!
Our Kentucky Wonder plants have stopped producing blooms or beans about a week ago. It is August and we are on Alabama coast. Some brown and dry leaves but no sign of insects or eggs. We have regularly sprayed with garden insecticides and fungicides. We had been enjoying a good harvest of at least a prepared quart per week priorly. Is this normal? I thought the production would last until frost.
Beans will stop production in really warm weather. Also, beans will stop producing if seeds were allowed to form inside the pods, so it is always recommended to regularly pick your beans (which I believe you did). Extremes in soil moisture can also halt production. Plants growing in soil that is too wet or too dry are stressed by a lack of oxygen and water.
I live in central MN and have a problem getting beans to produce on my pole bean plants. The plants are thriving, just NO beans. ONE bean off of 30 plants..few buds.
It sounds like you have too much nitrogen in the soil. This will make for a large, lovely plant with no flowers, thus, no beans. Try adding some phosphorous to the soil to help balance it back out. Bone meal is a good source of phosphorous. If you are seeing blossoms but no beans, this article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/bean-blossoms-no-pods.htm
planted pole beans from seeds, sprouted quickly are about 3 inches high. Haven't grown at all the last 2 weeks wh?
Well-drained soil, a support system and plenty of mulch are key to healthy Pole Bean plants. Make sure they're getting full sun if possible. They also need to be kept off the ground at a very early stage. With all of these situations correctly balanced, you should have a full harvest of Pole Beans within 60 to 70 days. This article may help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/growing-pole-beans.htm
Just picked my first batch of green beans. Many of them look thin, not plump like normal. Is it perhaps the beans--blue lake and they are, of course, pole beans. They get plenty of water.
Blue Lake is an heirloom variety that produces a pod that is 5 to 6 inches.
Descriptions of this varieties characteristics include straight, plump and tender white seeds.
Environmental conditions could play a part in thin bean pods as well as watering and nutrients.
A garden journal is a great way to note the results from new varieties and a great resource to determine if you will choose those seeds again.