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Runner Bean Problems
I have grown Red Rum Runner Beans for years very successfully and have never had problems with them. (I certainly recommend them) This year (like every year) - I planted 20 seeds in individual 3inch pots in new compost - 2 inches deep as per usual and the instructions. All pots had been well cleaned in Jeyes Fluid after use last year. The pots were in the greenhouse. Only 8 of them have germinated and sprouted: and are doing fine. I have just emptied out the contents of 4 of the other pots - and each bean had turned to a white mush - almost like glue - but retaining its external shape and red/black skin. There were also some very small live white "worms" on them about 3mm long and less than 1mm fat. Anyone ever experienced this - and any ideas? (Only yesterday - I planted another twenty beans in situ in the raised bed where I intended to transplant the others. It will be interesting to see if there are similar problems - I will report back later in a couple of weeks) The bean seeds were new this year: Thompson and Morgan. |
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