tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post7017922645811877602..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Runner BeansMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-13169853800303253032016-08-03T15:23:06.134+01:002016-08-03T15:23:06.134+01:00Some varieties are less adaptable to hotter temps ...Some varieties are less adaptable to hotter temps and your runner beans may be one of them. I've had a "bean gap" in the past during the heat of summer, so I can certainly attest that this does happen. Once the weather cooled down, the bean train was back on track.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-1059049782042777932016-08-03T12:52:21.842+01:002016-08-03T12:52:21.842+01:00I was always under the impression that curly beans...I was always under the impression that curly beans were due to sporadic watering but this is obviously not the case with yours. The only other thing that springs to mind is disease or blackfly damage. Mine are suffering dreadfully from blackfly this year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408855911425447050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-77021759936406733082016-08-03T11:58:50.520+01:002016-08-03T11:58:50.520+01:00My runners are pale sickly plants. Lots of flower...My runners are pale sickly plants. Lots of flowers, nary a pod. They are in a bit of a wind tunnel though so maybe that's the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-13691017479687918112016-08-03T01:20:58.144+01:002016-08-03T01:20:58.144+01:00Our runners have also been very slow this year, I ...Our runners have also been very slow this year, I managed to pick just a handful for our local agricultural show yesterday, fortunately they were for my basket of veg, not to show as runner beans.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-87697357777831218902016-08-02T23:24:25.041+01:002016-08-02T23:24:25.041+01:00Our beans are just starting to flower so I can'...Our beans are just starting to flower so I can't comment in how well the beans have set. We have plenty of bees and have had far better summers when beans have set just fine. I know some people spray the flowers lightly with water to get the pollen flowing.<br />Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-40689286134063389652016-08-02T21:51:05.839+01:002016-08-02T21:51:05.839+01:00I was interested to read the comments under your p...I was interested to read the comments under your post, Mark, as I have absolutely no answers for you. Sorry. I do know that the slow summer we've had has affected many plants and I think that climate change is well and truly with us - time to throw the rule book out of the window! The RHS site also says that hot weather can inhibit pollination grains thus causing pods not to set; once the weather cools (oooh, that will be this week then) cropping should continue. It's a very confusing summer for us growers! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-42536578796831893092016-08-02T19:17:38.949+01:002016-08-02T19:17:38.949+01:00Thanks, Andy. Useful input.Thanks, Andy. Useful input.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-83570930099374549652016-08-02T18:22:47.781+01:002016-08-02T18:22:47.781+01:00Having said definitely pollination, the RHS https:...Having said definitely pollination, the RHS https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=381 suggests a few things. Again westher can play a part as well as soil.<br /><br />I have seen courgettes, cucumbers and tomatoes have pollination problems this year. Plenty of bees but the bees are swarming over my comfrey and aren't going much further. My bee keeping friend tells me that often we can plant bee friendly plants that are just too attractive to bees. He suggested moving comfrey to near other plants that needed pollination and moving these plants to more sheltered areas. Wind will stop bees visiting plants and they will stay near their preferred plants which may be more sheltered.<br /><br />Andy Phttp://ourlittlefield.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-69434260836440511022016-08-02T18:14:49.621+01:002016-08-02T18:14:49.621+01:00Lack of beans is definitely pollination. Curly bea...Lack of beans is definitely pollination. Curly beans are often thought to be caused by temperature changes. Andyhttp://ourlittlefield.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com