Wow Sjoerd that is some bean,..one wouldn't need many plants to get a big crop if they were all of that proportion,..love beans myself,..well love eating lots of greens
Oké GROWINGP´s-- I do hope that you can find them somewhere over there. KAY-- Heh, heh, heh-- Laughing is good forya, they say. Thanks PHILIP-- They are indeed all that size. The trick is to pick them before they are too `old`, as they can become a tad stringy in spite of their development.
Due to lack of moisture, our beans are tough even tiny ones. Watering just isn't doing the job. Rain PLEASE!
that you get more moisture.....and quickly. Have the lower leaves and the leaves half way up the plant begun to turn yellow?
I reckon that you are right about that. I let some of my beans go a leedl too long and they are beginning to yellow, but that could be because their production is nearing an end.
Beans are a lost cause here for this season. We did have a beautiful afternoon rain today. I ran out barefoot to walk in puddles.
Ah darn, GP-- I am really sorry to hear that the beans are a lost cause. Well, do some hard thinking and have a good look at where the plants are and at the plants themselves...and write down some ideas. Think about what you can do to improve the whole situation. Of course, you cannot control the weather, but you CAN control other aspects. One thing is, I wonder if the bed where you planted the beans this year had enough "structure" in it to hold a degree of the moisture. Naturally, you must plant the beans in a different place next season, so you can begin preparing the patch now. On a happy note---I would have paid money to see you prancing about in your bare feet, splashing those puddles. hahaha. No, but I can imagine the joy of finally getting some rain.
Sjoerd, digging down more than a shovel depth, the soil is bone dry and not one Earth worm to be found. The only beans I may save are those in pots, but even those are tough. It's that kind of season.
SJ--that was one very interesting post title. Hummmmmm? Glad it was about your beans, they are rather impressive. Like Gowingpains our beans did not do well this year with our hot weather and not enough rain. Watering them didn't really help a hole lot. We did get a few meals of them. But nothing for the freezer. Now we will have to buy more beans at the farmers market to freeze any for later eating enjoyment.
I wonder if the Farmer Market beans will be tender. They suffer from lack of rain too, but some have sprinkling systems. The tomatoes grown in pots are huge, but not at all juicy. Still, we're not starving. We're not suffering floods. We're blessed.
Oh me, oh my, 2T-- That is awful. You and GP really have had it unfortunate with beans this year. Too bad that you couldn't freeze any in; but at least you DID get to eat some fresh, and that's worth something. I hope that it will be better for you next year. GP-- Well miss, I just don't know what to think about your beans not having enough water. That is such a rare occurrence here. Some years I do have to give them a lash of water, but usually not. The dryness there must have been quite severe. Like I said though, you can change the structure in the soil for next year; and that may help, should there be another drought-like situation. It is a terrible shame. My French climbers are almost finished but my Runners have a couple of more harvests in them. I can soon pull them up and plant my green manures in their place.
