Thanks to the person who answered about my tomato plants! It worked. However, my new problem is that yea I do have lovely long looking beans growing but the flower petals have dropped off now from the tops of the plants and I'm worried they are dying. The little ones (beans) seem to be frail . What shall I do? Feed them? I water well every day. Help, I don't want to lose my crop and also when are they ready now, as the pods are massive and dead long and I can see beans inside too. I'm so impressed with them. They look lovely and fresh.
This article will help you pinpoint the issue with your plants.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/bean-blossoms-no-pods.htm
See photos below. In this patch of beans, 6 plants, the growing point has ceased to grow. I manured about a month before planting with horse manure, believing it to be well rotted. Other plants in the row are fine. Root burn?
Root burn is possible, I would recommend testing your soil PH to confirm. then correct back as close to neutral as you can. Also I have never had good luck transplanting bean plants as apposed to direct seed sowing. Once you find a bean that you like and that likes you soil just save a handful of pods to let air dry in a sunny window and then you have seeds that are naturally attuned to your garden and your soil for the next year.
lots of flowers on runner bean plants but they are just dropping off, any ideas?
Spray the flowers gently with a fine mist of water when they are open.
This year I planted 3 Runner Bean plants which I had over- wintered in the Greenhouse ( in pots) they grew really well but had more foliage and beans at the top and barely any halfway down Is it my soil?
I have never heard of overwintering runner beans and that might well be the cause. Runner beans are a quick growing plant, there really is no need to overwinter. I sow mine in the greenhouse in pots in late May and harvest my first crop late July, then well into September. They do require a regular watering to get the best crops and a dose of OLD, WELL ROTTED manure, dug in preferably in the autumn. Bees will help to pollinate open flowers and a fine misty spray of water will help the beans to set.
I read where these don’t transplant well. Urgh...This is my first year to try these, I planted some out in the ground a few weeks ago during a warm spell but nothing came up. By this time I realize two mistakes were made—the soil was probably still too cold; and I didn’t realize the seed shells need to be nicked. So I did that this time and only this morning got a half dozen of them settled into a small pot. The pot is small because I assumed once they get to be about the size of flower seedlings they can be transferred to the garden. But am I wrong about this too? Darn Zone 6 is fickle and can take until almost June to really warm up. And even then you can never be certain... ?
You can, but as you mentioned... They don't transplant well. Just don't disturb the roots when you do so. Be very gentle. They won't die, but they will halt growth until they recover. This just means that they won't get as big, or produce as much.
Another alternative would be to grow these in large containers, without overwatering, and bring them in and out depending on the weather. This way there is no need to transplant, and you can control what weather they see.
I used Sevin solution once, but would like something non-toxic.
Neem and pyrethrin are two popular types of organic insecticides. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/what-are-organic-pesticides.htm
I have some normal green runner beans but also some that are pink -why, and can I eat them?
Bright pink and purple when fresh, they fade to lavender and black as they dry.
Yes, you can eat them.