Perfectly healthy, well watered plants fed once a week and the flowers are falling before they pod. Absolutely no idea why but I am losing potential crops because of this. They are in a large container with added new compost.
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That's normal. It's too hot (although being in a container doesn't help; even one that size will dry out very quickly and can really only support about 3 or 4 plants healthily).
I've been losing 80-90% of mine for weeks now, despite frequent watering.
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I have had great crops in past years from that container with 6 plants so it must be the heat. Thanks anyway. If its not sparrows eating them earlier in the season it's heat. Unfortunately I don't have the space to grow them in the garden soil.
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Your plants look a lot better than mine Marb,mine have been struggling. My leaves look stressed & they’ve stopped climbing,they seem to be waiting. I picked two beans about a month ago,nothing since,there’s flowers now but I don’t know if they’ll turn into beans. I’m just watering to keep the plants alive until they manage to produce beans.Location : Essex
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Originally posted by Plot70 View PostTomatoes have been better outside this year and are beginning to look like I might get some soon if I can keep the rats off.
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Ditto for me toms are better outside than in the greenhouse but the risk of blight is a gamble when the rains come tomorrow. That's why I have kept some in the greenhouse to be on the safe side, albeit smaller, less crops.
had a few beans here and there but its disheartening to see lots of red flowers on the floor when the plant is growing healthy and being kept watered to the right amount. That container has been great for beans in that position for years, with only a top dressing of fresh compost every year.
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Try growing moonlight runners next year,they’re self pollinating,mine have some flowers now,plants are finding it hard in this heat tho. Growth very slow here & aphids. Do birds peck at the aphids accidentally dropping the flowers? I’ve had birds peck at the dahlia flower once,found petals on the floor. Do you have a water dish for the birds (I put water & seeds out & they leave my plants alone,apart from a few strawberries but that’s the blackbirds & they nest nearby,probably because they know where the strawberries grow ).Location : Essex
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