what is this on the leaves of my broad beans

[David1949]

I have broad beans growing out side under fleece and this morning i went to water them and found the leaves all has spots on them. Could someone have a look at the photo please and tell me what it is and what i need to do .

[veggiechicken]

Chocolate spot probably Broad bean chocolate spot / Royal Horticultural Society

[rustylady]

Your beans really don't need to be under fleece David. They are hardy, and the climate under fleece has probably contributed to the spots which could well be chocolate spot as VC suggested.

[David1949]

Chocolate spot probably Broad bean chocolate spot / Royal Horticultural Society

Thank You veggiechicken i got a packet of Spotless out in garage for fungicide control and i see it says it,s for chocolate spot this is the first i have heard of this disease it is nice to get help from people like yourself on this forum again thank,s

[veggiechicken]

Happy to help, David! I've just checked my Martock broadies. Plenty of holes in the leaves, maybe a couple of brown spots, but otherwise they're still growing, flowering and beaning They're just out in the open, fending for themselves!
They were planted out in March.

[David1949]

Happy to help, David! I've just checked my Martock broadies. Plenty of holes in the leaves, maybe a couple of brown spots, but otherwise they're still growing, flowering and beaning They're just out in the open, fending for themselves!

I planted my dwarf broad beans about 5 weeks ago and the are flowering well i also have planted Robinson Mammoth improved onions this week under glass also planted turnip about 4 weeks ago and there coming up well.

[Two_Sheds]

I planted my dwarf broad beans about 5 weeks ago and the are flowering well

It's not an ideal time to plant them: we're going to hit inclement weather quite soon.

Yours are going to have grown really well during this lovely Sept weather, and the cold will hit them hard. Expect them to turn black and look dead ~ then cut the blackened foliage off and WAIT. Hopefully the roots will survive and the plants will regrow in March to give you beans in May

Winter hardy broad beans (usually Aquedulce) are sown in November, so they put on a little foliage before winter sets in: 4" of topgrowth is ideal, any more than that will just be killed by the frosts & gales

[David1949]

It's not an ideal time to plant them: we're going to hit inclement weather quite soon.

Yours are going to have grown really well during this lovely Sept weather, and the cold will hit them hard. Expect them to turn black and look dead then cut the blackened foliage off and WAIT. Hopefully the roots will survive and the plants will regrow in March to give you beans in May


Winter hardy broad beans (usually Aquedulce) are sown in November, so they put on a little foliage before winter sets in: 4" of topgrowth is ideal, any more than that will just be killed by the frosts &
gales

I am going to put them under glass Two Sheds and rap them up in fleece hoping that will save them from the frost but if not i will do what you say and cut them down and hope they come up next year

[rustylady]

I am going to put them under glass Two Sheds and rap them up in fleece hoping that will save them from the frost but if not i will do what you say and cut them down and hope they come up next year

I take it you are growing them in pots David. What variety are they?

[David1949]

I take it you are growing them in pots David. What variety are they?

One is Purple Teepee dwarf broad bean and the other is a Sutton dwarf broad bean

[veggiechicken]

I thought Purple Teepee was a dwarf French bean?

[rustylady]

One is Purple Teepee dwarf broad bean and the other is a Sutton dwarf broad bean

Purple Tepee is a dwarf french bean and won't crop now. It is a tender bean and needs to be grown in the summer.

[David1949]

[QUOTE=rustylady;1040233]Purple Tepee is a dwarf french bean and won't crop now. It is a tender bean and needs to be grown in the summer.[/QUOTE

Well it,s worth a try i thought if i could keep them warm and away from frost i would have got some beans of them as they are in a pot i might move them into the garage at night and back out during the day

[veggiechicken]

Its all worth a try David! If it doesn't work out, you'll know for next year, and if it does, think how chuffed you'll be Good luck!

[Jeanied]

Let's hope that David has some good old Belfast good luck behind him! I have to say it deserted me in London!