In article .com,
Little Weed writes:
| Hi I put beans in early in February.
| They have grown well (and sturdily) as some have chosen to grow across
| the ground for a few inches and then upwards (now 10 inches high) , I
| thought they were fine especially when the flowers turned to beans!
| Tonight I examined one bean pod - and the whole thing came away from
| the ground with very little root! There are ants around as well - are
| these the problem?

The answer to the last is "no".

There are several things that can do that, but they are almost all
various forms of root-rot.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.