[Robster]

My climbing french beans have been very productive.  They are going yellow around the leaves already, and the foliage appears quite thin.  My runners, a few feet away, in the same bed are green leafy and very productive.  Are the french beans just tired (they started earlier than the runners), or are the sick for something?  Are they missing potash?  I have not fed them at all.

[Yorkie]

Is it just the leaves that are looking a bit off, or is the production falling off too?

You may have hit the nail on the head in that it's simply running out of steam at the end of its season, but a general purpose feed wouldn't hurt.

[mumofstig]

Mine are 'running out of steam'..........but the thing is they never started in the first place 
..about 3 beans of 12 plants   

[sunshineband]

Mine are 'running out of steam'..........but the thing is they never started in the first place 
..about 3 beans of 12 plants   

What a shame 

[mumofstig]

and they are what I freeeze for winter, and the same thing happened to my sugarsnaps, also destined for the freezer *sigh*

It's been a funny year weatherwise 



Sorry for the off-topic chat Robster 

[grendel]

we had the cherokee beans (climbing french style beans) from the real seed company, dnt pick for a week and have just picked a large shopping bags worth, with plenty still on the plants.
Grendel

[Swing Swang]

Mine are 'running out of steam'..........but the thing is they never started in the first place 
..about 3 beans of 12 plants   

Mine have yet to show too - 3 beans from 120 plants! Still no flowers!! Pah!!!

[Treedudel]

Mine are going the same way, rapidly, and have fed n watered regularly but at least I've had some beans off them.  Try a feed, could be to late though.

Sounds like the French beans are "revolting" to alot of us.  3 beans/120 plants, not good. We tried tho 

[grendel]

I just ignored mine and left them to it.
Grendel

[Old Tom]

Me too and they`ve done me proud!

[rubyrose]

can't keep up with how many ours are producing still picking from the bottom as well as the top and hundreds of flowers still. Although leaves are starting to yellow at base and i have not feed them.

[Treedudel]

Great, ignore them and you get a bumper harvest, give a little TLC and they turn on you! I know what to do next year then 

[Robster]

Yorkie,
They have produced really well and seem to still have a lot of beans on them.  I have been pleased with the output and have managed to freeze quite a few.  Reading other experiences I should not be too disappointed really.  It just seemed that it was a bit early for them to be throwing the towel in.  I gave them some potash that I found in the shed.  We'll see if they continue

[mumofstig]

If your weather is anything like ours......then they won't be liking the cool nights were having.
It was down to 9C again last night 

[sunshineband]

It was pretty chilly here too, and no doubt even coldr down on the plot, which is by the river 

They won't like that at all