Anyone recognize the bean symptom? It almost looks like a disease except the
plants usually outgrow it. My first guess would be that they just don't like
the climate/soil. The seeds come from China, and I have no idea what kind of
environment they are raised in.

Bean problem:

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This is a chineese noodle bean, and it is not happy. I have a row of Blue
Lake pole beans 2 feet away that are growing fine. All of the noodle beans
look like this. I don't believe it's insect damage. The weather has been
in upper 70s, lower 80s. Water is about an inch a week. Soil is well
drained, moderately rich loam. Growth is slow, and leavs are discolored
and tend to curl at the edges. All of them seem to do it. Once the get
past a certain size, the plants grow well, it only seems to happen when
they are young. Does anyone recognize this, or have any suggestions?