Broad Bean growing problems xxx Margaret Halstead
Copyright © Margaret Halstead 2017
Broad beans are attacked by rust, chocolate spot and Didymella fabae (syn. Ascochyta fabae). Of these chocolate spot is the most problematical with no chemical control, only advise to create good air-flow about your plants, destroy affected plants because late produced spores carry the disease forward to the next year, keep your site clear of weeds which could act as host plants and avoid other host plants - vetch and sweetpea.
I think our problems began when we planted seeds too closely together, thinking to maximise our crop harvest.
Good air-flow is essential, in the greenhouse and on site and good spacing promotes better crop result.....but oh its so tempting to squeeze in more plants in the mistaken belief this will give you a better harvest.
Last year, I crammed my greenhouse to the hilt and produced more plant failure as a result - less is definitely more.
Happy veggie growing xxx
Oh dear our wonderful broad
Bean plants are going down with nasty chocolate spot which affects leaves, pods and beans, stunting growth and causing little green pimples to appear on the pods outer skin. These pimples eventually become black and look rather horrible. Internal colour blackens too and whole pods also blacken completely. Amazingly some beans are unaffected & may be eaten.
Other beans fail to develop, remaining as dried brown seeds, unfulfilled and dead.
Bean plants are going down with nasty chocolate spot which affects leaves, pods and beans, stunting growth and causing little green pimples to appear on the pods outer skin. These pimples eventually become black and look rather horrible. Internal colour blackens too and whole pods also blacken completely. Amazingly some beans are unaffected & may be eaten.
Other beans fail to develop, remaining as dried brown seeds, unfulfilled and dead.
Pods develop a tan/brown mottled colouration . Its a sad sight to be sure
End of season malaise , insufficient water , over-crowding or diseased beans, who knows .... we shall try again next year!
Just love broad beans , don't you ?
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