Feeding beans?

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Grubbypaws

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Feeding beans?
« on: July 01, 2020, 09:00 »
This is my first year of growing beans; broad, borlotti and french. They are in good soil and I gave them some potash when they started to flower.

Question. Should I be continuing to feed them and if so with what?

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2020, 10:12 »
Just leave them to it, they make their own nitrogen on nodules on their roots  :)

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2020, 10:54 »
I gave mine a wee drop of liquid feed yesterday.

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2020, 17:25 »
They do "fix" their own nitrogen.

However, if you think there is a reason that the soil may be potash or phosphorus deficient, adding that would be beneficial (as you have done with K).  That K may be enough, as soil would really need to be depleted to be low on phosphorous.
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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2020, 15:38 »
The Borlotti leaves are rather yellow so I have given them a balanced feed. Is there anything else that I should do? The pods seem to be developing well and the beans are swelling.

I had my first Sutton broad beans today. Delicious. My husband served them raw with artichoke hearts and Parma ham  :D

Will definitely be growing again.

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2020, 01:40 »
Grubbypaws, I think you have it under control.   
As we say here, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2020, 10:44 »
Grubbypaws, I think you have it under control.   
As we say here, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
I am really not sure. The Borlotti plants havent perked up at all after their feed. The leaves are very yellow and many have fallen off. Any ideas?

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2020, 11:06 »
Was it a dry or liquid feed?

Dry fertilisers (especially chicken poo) take quite a long time to take effect, especially if the weather is dry.
Sow your seeds, plant your plants. What's the difference? A couple of weeks or more when answering possible queries!

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2020, 11:48 »
Was it a dry or liquid feed?

Dry fertilisers (especially chicken poo) take quite a long time to take effect, especially if the weather is dry.

A liquid balanced feed Vitax Liquid Growmore.

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2020, 14:40 »
Don't think there's much more you can do then GP - hopefully they'll pick up soon (my runner beans still look as if they'd rather be somewhere else!)

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2020, 17:05 »
Don't think there's much more you can do then GP - hopefully they'll pick up soon (my runner beans still look as if they'd rather be somewhere else!)

I think that they just dont like the weather. It got down to 6C here Friday night and the wind and rain havent helped  :(

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Re: Feeding beans?
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2020, 18:46 »
Yes, they won't have enjoyed that one bit - let's hope for warmer and better weather soon (you're not alone!)



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