Bent french beans

rogertb · « **on:** July 18, 2014, 07:12 »

Morning chaps, have got some excellent results from my dwarf french beans (safari) great taste and very prolific but being so prolific the small plants are weighed down by the quantity of beans, it seems that a lot of them (in the cramped conditions at ground level are growing curved and distorted and some, of course, get pretty dirty ... well I can wash them off but can't straighten them. Has anyone ever bothered supporting them ? I guess it would be a bit trick y given there 'bushiness' (is that a word) ?

Many thanks Roger

snowdrops · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2014, 08:24 »

Yes I've put a cane in before & tied them to it,bit awkward to find the main stem to loop the string round,but worth a try.

Goosegirl · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2014, 13:02 »

In the past, I've grown climbing ones outside and found the beans bent upwards at the end and don't know why. I now grow both climbing and dwarf in my greenhouse and even the bottom ones don't bend - they just lie straight on the soil.

sunshineband · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2014, 13:14 »

Quote from: Goosegirl on July 18, 2014, 13:02

In the past, I've grown climbing ones outside and found the beans bent upwards at the end and don't know why. I now grow both climbing and dwarf in my greenhouse and even the bottom ones don't bend - they just lie straight on the soil.

I have grown dwarf French beans in my mintunnel for the first time this year, and they are straight!!!! Outside they are a bit curly.

I wonder if it is to do with the amount of water they get (which is much move even under cover)? Does anyone else know?

solway cropper · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2014, 22:57 »

I live in windy west Cumbria and I've always put bent beans down to the frequent gales we get up here!

Sometimes it's difficult for humans to keep up straight so what chance do beans have?

rogertb · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2014, 07:13 »

Thanks chaps, good advice as ever. So maybe not over-crowding ! ... I'm hoping to get some more plants in this week and will tie them to a stake, there's little I can do if it's a watering problem, just grow more I guess and compost the curly ones (of course they're edible but aesthetically the don't look good) ... tongue in cheek ...

snowdrops · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2014, 08:30 »

Quote from: solway cropper on July 18, 2014, 22:57

I live in windy west Cumbria and I've always put bent beans down to the frequent gales we get up here!

Sometimes it's difficult for humans to keep up straight so what chance do beans have?

I think if they grow straight inside but not out it might be the wind that causes it. In that they touch on something & began to curl, could those of you that grow them inside experiment with one plant & prove me right for once

Goosegirl · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2014, 11:41 »

Quote from: snowdrops on July 19, 2014, 08:30

Quote from: solway cropper on July 18, 2014, 22:57
I live in windy west Cumbria and I've always put bent beans down to the frequent gales we get up here!

Sometimes it's difficult for humans to keep up straight so what chance do beans have?

I think if they grow straight inside but not out it might be the wind that causes it. In that they touch on something & began to curl, could those of you that grow them inside experiment with one plant & prove me right for once

As said before, grown them both outside and inside and yes, the outside ones curl up 3/4 of the way down the pod. I live in a (sometimes very) windy place too.

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