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- Q.Pole Green Beans - Just picked my first batch of green beans. Many of them look thin, not plump like normal. Is it perhaps ...
- Q.Green Beans - Why are my pole green beans skinny instead of round? I pick them at six inches or more and they ...
- Q.Pole Beans - We have planted pole beans in our garden in the same location for the last two seasons. The first ...
- Q.Pole Beans - If a pole bean stem breaks off at the tip will it keep climbing?
- Q.Pole Beans - My beans are tall and lush but so far few blossom. Am I just getting in a hurry or ...
- Q.Pole String Beans - It took a while but my string beans are finally growing pods, and I picked my first sprouts today. The ...
- Q.Mosaic Virus In Pole Beans - How to treat soil so it dosen't happen again next year?
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flygirlfisher on
August 7, 2016
83202Q.pole green beans
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.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
August 8, 2016A.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.
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- Asked by
t140v on
August 7, 2016
Kalamazoo Mi.Q.green beans
Why are my pole green beans skinny instead of round? I pick them at six inches or more and they are flat instead of rounded.
Answered by
Alisma on
August 8, 2016
Certified ExpertA.This is likely a normal occurrence with the variety you have. If some of the pods on the plant are round, while others are flat and have only tiny beans inside, it is also possible that the flat beans have been damaged by excessive heat or by poor pollination.
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April 26, 2017Q.Pole Beans
We have planted pole beans in our garden in the same location for the last two seasons. The first year they grew well, the second not so much. Is there a problem with planting pole beans in the same location. The supports are already there and I would rather use them again rather than move them, but I am concerned that maybe I am depleting the soil in that area by planting the same crop for a third season.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
April 26, 2017A.Recommendations are for a crop rotation every 3 years.
You can do a soil test to see if your soil needs amending this year prior to planting.
Seed source--did you purchase seeds from the same source or change variety?
Weather conditions and temperatures can also be attributed to change in crops.Here are some links with more information.
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scene8f63.html
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/growing-pole-beans.htm
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dtuttle02 on
July 8, 2017
14416Q.Pole beans
If a pole bean stem breaks off at the tip will it keep climbing?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 11, 2017A.You can pinch or prune the plant to help encourage a bushier plant and more fruiting.
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Anonymous on
August 9, 2017Q.Pole beans
My beans are tall and lush but so far few blossom. Am I just getting in a hurry or are they lacking something. The plants are growing on nets and are 6' tall
- Answered by
David Wynne on
August 9, 2017A.They are lacking something in the soil. I've been picking here in the midlands UK for 3 weeks now. The make up of your soil will show via a simple soil test that here is too much of something and not enough of something else, thus promoting healthy foliage at the expense of flowers. The soil probably needs a much higher nitrogen content.
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guest4254 on
August 15, 2017
08879Q.Pole String Beans
It took a while but my string beans are finally growing pods, and I picked my first sprouts today. The problem is that there are so many leaves on the plants, it's getting very densely populated with them, and difficult to get to, or even see the sprouts. Is it ok to pare the leaves back some to make it less full? (not to mention all the mosquitoes hiding in there). I have a hard time just trying to get past them to get to the other side.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
August 16, 2017A.Though I have heard of some gardeners doing this, the benefit is likely short lived.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/pole-bean-pinching.htm
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Aloha Travis on
August 30, 2017
83646Q.Mosaic virus in pole beans
How to treat soil so it dosen't happen again next year?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
August 31, 2017A.This link will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/treating-mosaic-in-beans.htmWas this answer useful?00
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