[greetwellboy]

Well,the beans are in.
I made a bean trench a couple of months ago.
My Question is,what do I feed them with.
And how often,
Thanks

[AnneB]

I put a bit of blood, fish and bone when I plant the beans out but don't bother feeding them after that.  They should be OK if the ground has been prepared properly last autumn.   In some years where I have just bunged them in without doing a trench the previous autumn a foliar seaweed feed will perk them up a bit if they aren't looking good.  Other than that, mine are left to their own devices.

[greetwellboy]

Blood,fish,& bone it is then.
Thanks

[snowdrops]

Chicken pellets in the hole when I plant, then they’re on their own, you could sprinkle some around the plants, rain will take it down

[JayG]

BFB is a no-no here unless I need any free fox excavation work doing!

I just scatter some dried chicken manure pellets over the trench before planting - some fall in the planting holes, some stay on top to get washed in by the rain later. I also sow a few extra seeds direct, which usually germinate OK and help prolong the cropping season a little.

My soil is very light and rather low in nutrients, so I sometimes give them a liquid feed if they're looking a bit pale early on.

[AnneB]

BFB is a no-no here unless I need any free fox excavation work doing!

I just scatter some dried chicken manure pellets over the trench before planting

I am surprised they don't dig for the chicken manure pellets as well as bfb.  We used to have a problem with a visiting urban fox on our site who would certainly dig if you used chicken manure pellets but he/she has either moved on or is no more.  Well, I haven't had any problems for a while.  We have a clay type soil which seems to suit beans quite well.

[JayG]

Yes, it was probably the cubs which used to find the smell of chicken poo irresistible until they learned that it didn't taste as good as it smelt! 

[lettice]

I do prepared beds before the beans are planted by over the winter throw veg peelings down and a small layer of homemade compost at a few intervals and lightly dig it in a few times over that time along with the worms dragging it down. A couple of times in spring and a week before sowing add a light layer of homemade compost and lightly dig in.
Never tend to feed them when they are growing, except throw down a light layer of veg peelings now and again between the rows and just let the worms pull it down.

[greetwellboy]

Thanks for all your replies.
Very helpful