Decapitated bean

[Sonata]

I put my french bean seedlings (two sowed to a pot, two hatched in each pot) out for a bit of sun today (they were sown indoors), and 5 came back ok, but one came back in with the top knocked off. It's got the two fleshy leaf things left, but the leaves have gone.

Is it a goner then? Poor thing, I think it got in a fight/tangle with one of the other beanlings.

[Norm]

If there's still a growing tip, it may be ok. If the lot has snapped off, there is a remote chance it will produce a new climbing stem from a leaf joint. (stranger things have happened) Just leave it in a corner somewhere and see what happens.

[zazen999]

By the 2 fleshy things, do you mean the little 'arms' which were the 2 halves of the original bean?

If so, then it's probably a gonner...if there is one leaf joint left, it should grow outwards from there - one on each side if you are lucky.

Pop some more seeds in if you have any, 5 is hardly enough for a decent meal as it is.

[Sonata]

Oh dear, RIP poor beany. Yep, the fleshy things were the arms from the bean.

I'm not really doing french beans in ernest as we're more runner bean people - we've got 12 of them for 2 adults and a toddler (maybe 13 as one seems to have sprouted a "twin"), the frenchies are just an experiment. I might pop a few more in though, direct into the ground...why not!

[singleseeder]

[QUOTE I might pop a few more in though, direct into the ground...why not!]

Before you put the beans in the ground, put an inverted jam jar over each spot you are going to use for a couple of days to warm the soil. When you put the beans in, replace the jam jars until the bean plant has shown itself.

Replace the jar for a couple of nights whilst the plant hardens off.

Doing this will help these catch up with the ones you already have in pots.