[MyAchingBack]

I still can’t remember exactly what liquid feeds are used for what type of vegetable plant    (is there an easy way to remember?). So, can I use a tomato feed for my runner beans?

[sunshineband]

Yes you can, as it promotes flowers which then equal beans 

 

[MyAchingBack]

Great. So I can use it now as the plants are still growing, or do I wait until the majority of flowers appear?

[JayG]

As a general rule, high nitrogen for leafy veg (eg Miracle Grow) high potassium for flowering/fruiting veg (tomato fertiliser of various types) and anything you can get your hands on quickly for pale, sickly looking veg! 

If you've not fed your beans yet, I'm sure they'd appreciate a feed now.

[MyAchingBack]

Thanks, I'll give it a go later.

[Goosegirl]

I use Maxicrop liquid seaweed fertiliser. The ordinary green plastic container-ed one for planting out, giving a boost to leaves if they look a bit yellow, and for crops with leaves including pots, sweetcorn and root veg. You do need to feed leaves of all plants whatever they are. The tomato one (red-containered one) is potassium-rich - ideal for feeding of established plants that will eventually produce flowers which result in pods/fruit. These are your beans, peas, tomatoes, squashes etc. To remember the difference between the two - just write the advice given down in your gardening diary and remember that if your veg produces flowers, treat it like a tomato!

[Aunt Sally]

... just write the advice given down in your gardening diary ...

   What !?  - on my shed door ? 

[Goosegirl]

I keep my gardening diary near my fireside chair but if you want it on your shed door, you could laminate it.

[Aunt Sally]

 

I've never kept a gardening diary.  I've never needed to.