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No runner beans yet this year....

SiobhancantgardenSiobhancantgarden Posts: 66
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Hello all. I have no beans despite lots of flowers. It has been very hot, and I have kept the plant well watered but I'm now wondering if I'm just wasting a lot of water. Has this happened to anyone else?? Is it just too hot? They were fine last year.... :( French beans not much better, either. I've had about 10 very curled beans all summer; Perhaps I'm doing something wrong..... My garden is south facing....Any help/advice much appreciated. (Apologies for the sideways pic - no idea why that happened)
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,907
    Mine are the same.
    Plenty of flowers which just drop off.
    I was pleased to see 1 small bean yesterday - so there's hope :)
    It's down to the hot weather.
    Hopefully next week temps return to sort of normal, so should still get plenty in a few weeks - unless there's another heatwave..

    It's this site that rotates the photos - not you :)

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  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 804
    The forum displays the pic the way you took it, try turning your phone clockwise 90 degrees next time.
    You're not alone, go read all the other boohoo It's hot, I have no runner bean threads.
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,048
    Ours are cropping at perhaps a third of what is normal. The plants are ok but not as lush as we'd expect. They normally keep producing for a while yet so I'd keep them watered and hope for the best.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,049


    There you go. Cropping just a tiny bit off the photo means it’ll display the right way up. 

    I’ve had a fantastic crop of beans (self fertile variety) but even they have had a few shrivelled ones. 

    Hopefully when the temperatures drop a bit they’ll perk up again. I would say keep watering. That’s what we’re doing. A dose of tomato feed in the water once a week should help too. 

    Good luck 🤞 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LynLyn Posts: 22,857
    There’s quite a lot of green on Siobhan’s beans,  I wonder if the ground is too rich in nitrogen,  lots of green and not many flowers? 
    I always stop my beans when they get to the top of the trellis.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • SiobhancantgardenSiobhancantgarden Posts: 66
    MikeOxgreen said:
    The forum displays the pic the way you took it, try turning your phone clockwise 90 degrees next time.
    You're not alone, go read all the other boohoo It's hot, I have no runner bean threads.
    no I definitely took it the right way.... ;)
  • SiobhancantgardenSiobhancantgarden Posts: 66
    I don't know how to stop them when they get too tall, & I haven't added any nitrogen - I did put some home made compost on top last weekend but other than that, just water. Fingers crossed something comes. I did spot a tiny baby one weeks ago but nothing came of it.
  • LynLyn Posts: 22,857
    You stop them by cutting the tops off when they get to the height you can manage. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • SiobhancantgardenSiobhancantgarden Posts: 66
    Lyn said:
    You stop them by cutting the tops off when they get to the height you can manage. 
    ok thanks
  • SiobhancantgardenSiobhancantgarden Posts: 66
    Thank you @Dovefromabove . How did you crop it? I'll give them a dose of tomato feed and keep watering as usual It is supposed to be cooler next week..... 🤞🏻


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