Winter beans

[Badshot]

I didnt get out but these would be under a foot tall today. How much more growing do they do from now to harvest? I've had springs which we have had clacking the windscreen of a self propelled sprayer. They did well.

Ohhh
Winters are about 2 to 3 feet here, covered in flowers
They'll probably do another foot, but then lose that by harvest

 

[Grass And Grain]

Wizard here, looking just fine.

Is the variety the problem?

 

[Steevo]

Ohhh
Winters are about 2 to 3 feet here, covered in flowers
They'll probably do another foot, but then lose that by harvest

Likewise.

Wizard and Tundra here. At least knew height or above. Will try and get a tape measure out to field shortly.

 

[T7170]

Hey people have been sowing spring beans the last few years but harvesting date is always a pain, have no experience in winter beans are yields much better as a rule than spring beans and what’s the usual harvesting date? Thanks in advance

 

[ollie989898]

Was tempted to use some of that urea polymer on beans once just to see whst happened.

 

[Steevo]

 

[Badshot]

Typical of my beans in the tallest areas.

 

[T7170]

Thanks very much when do you hope to harvest them?

 

[Badshot]

Thanks very much when do you hope to harvest them?

Mid to end August

 

[Brisel]

My Vertigo spring beans are 8-15" tall and starting to flower. There won't be much on them this year & I expect to have the header on the ground to get the lower pods. Last year we cut them in mid September after desiccation with glyphosate. There were a lot of beans that didn't germinate in the dry spring until the rains came in mid May so some very uneven crops. This time they are more even but very thin & backwards. Looking fairly clean apart from a bit of chocolate spot appearing on the more forward plants.

 

[Case290]

Any fungicide plans
I’ve gone went
1*alto elite 1.5 early flower
2* Signum 0.5 +
Ctl / rover 1 mid flower
3* Was going to be 0.5 signum but it’s to expensive might go teb250 0.75 .

Problem is signum / alto elite v expensive . Or beans to cheep either way no margin for expensive sprays .

 

[Fuzzy]

I'm firmly of the opinion now that winter beans are not suited to no-till on our land. We have Claydon drilled direct, Claydon drilled into Trioed land and no-till with the 750a. The 750a are puny and are being outstripped by the rest. Neighbours which were ploughed / Trioed nice and early and then Horsch drilled are romping away.

How are your beans looking now ?

 

[Feldspar]

How are your beans looking now ?

Will take some pictures. The zero-tilled ones are still looking too thin. Given we have had a fair amount of rain, they have pulled together a bit, but they still aren't very good.

 

[Flat 10]

View attachment 678714 Any fungicide plans
I’ve gone went
1*alto elite 1.5 early flower
2* Signum 0.5 +
Ctl / rover 1 mid flower
3* Was going to be 0.5 signum but it’s to expensive might go teb250 0.75 .

Problem is signum / alto elite v expensive . Or beans to cheep either way no margin for expensive sprays .

Wow, hope your yield will be better than mine. What you expecting? They look good mind. Unsprayed here as yet. End of flowering due 1.5 alto elite soon. Will go back if choc spot gets bad otherwise will be left.

 

[T7170]

A lovely time for harvesting compared to mid to late October on the spring varieties here in Ireland! Most expecting to possibly be harvesting in November this year with the late sowing dates

 

[bankrupt]

My Vertigo spring beans are 8-15" tall .

Our Wizard winter beans are 8-75" tall, Brisel.

The pods on the short ones will go under the knife, as usual, and the tall ones are mainly too thick, with little pollination.

Hopefully, there's still a few acres in some fields in between.

All down to the various interesting soil types we have hereabouts.

 

[T Hectares]

I like walking the Beans at the moment, for a moment I can look over a couple of lovely fields and forget for a minute the BG infested area of the farm I call "wheat"...

Just had 2nd fung on Monday
1st was Rover/teb
2nd Zoxis/rover

 

[Steevo]

I like walking the Beans at the moment, for a moment I can look over a couple of lovely fields and forget for a minute the BG infested area of the farm I call "wheat"...
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Just had 2nd fung on Monday
1st was Rover/teb
2nd Zoxis/rover

Ours had 2nd fungicide last week. Both have been Amistar/Alto elite. Expensive mix, but it does keep them clean.

Hoping that’ll be all now.

 

[principal skinner]

View attachment 678714 Any fungicide plans
I’ve gone went
1*alto elite 1.5 early flower
2* Signum 0.5 +
Ctl / rover 1 mid flower
3* Was going to be 0.5 signum but it’s to expensive might go teb250 0.75 .

Problem is signum / alto elite v expensive . Or beans to cheep either way no margin for expensive sprays .

Seems a belt and braces approach, why alto elite opposed to ctl and a splash of teb?

So far mine have had a litre of ctl, will go again this with with another litre and some strobe. Will add teb if rust starts to show. Trying to grow the A’s cheap as possible

 

[T Hectares]

Ours had 2nd fungicide last week. Both have been Alistair/Alto elite. Expensive mix, but it does keep them clean.

Hoping that’ll be all now.

What AI is in Alistair ??