Winter beans

[BredRedHfd]

Most of our plants have 15-17 pods on they look great but I don’t think they will yield probably drilled too thick after the previous 2 years of high losses

Difficult, as thicker and earlier is good.for weed suppression in spring time

 

[Tiptoe Ted]

I've got 10 acres on light sand and now starting to struggle. My other 25 acres look good on heavier dirt

Grew some last season on light ground didn’t turn out well .On heavy land this year look very well now just hope they stand up

Thanks guys. Think I’d be asking for trouble on this sand especially with the hot dry spells we seem to get these days…

 

[Bigjon44]

Yeah if you can avoid using it I would!

 

[Gong Farmer]

Beans are the most drought-susceptible arable crop so on light land you're gambling on getting lots of rainfall.

 

[ollie989898]

Beans are the most drought-susceptible arable crop so on light land you're gambling on getting lots of rainfall.

Agreed, on light land peas are the better choice.

 

[idle git]

Well my beans which did look well are now minus a lot of their leaves due to the high winds this last weekend

 

[ajd132]

Winter beans around here are dying on their feet and will not finish properly

 

[Hampton]

Winter beans around here are dying on their feet and will not finish properly

Winter beans look fantastic over this way.
Got spring beans myself, and they are finally on the march. Just starting to flower

 

[ajd132]

Winter beans look fantastic over this way.
Got spring beans myself, and they are finally on the march. Just starting to flower

Spring beans are crap around here and winter beans despite looking good are now dying quickly, hardly any rain (I don’t have either crop this year)

 

[Green oak]

My spring beans are going to have 3 ltrs of glyphosate followed by the discs. 8 inches high can’t be assed. No rain.

 

[robs1]

My spring beans are going to have 3 ltrs of glyphosate followed by the discs. 8 inches high can’t be assed. No rain.

Wont they be worth keeping for a bit longer to get the free N

 

[goodevans]

As @Hampton said beans look good this side of the country, this photo was taken on a sprayed out footpath this morning, wouldn't want to be a child walking in them as they are my height

 

[Zippy768]

Anyone bother with a second fungicide on Spring Beans?

 

[Hampton]

Anyone bother with a second fungicide on Spring Beans?

Sometimes. What did you go with first time around?

 

[Zippy768]

Sometimes. What did you go with first time around?

Teb, amistar and phosphites - had some mildew about

 

[Banana Bar]

Spring beans are crap around here and winter beans despite looking good are now dying quickly, hardly any rain (I don’t have either crop this year)

My winters are looking good, drilled 8th October was a good move. My springs vary hugely some are c r a p, the others are much worse.

BB

 

[Mr Tree]

Teb, amistar and phosphites - had some mildew about

I did the same in mine and got stuff I store to go again but walked today and very clean still so not bothering as podded/podding up well and lots of clean green leaf.
Another month and I’ll want them to be starting to change !!

 

[Zippy768]

I did the same in mine and got stuff I store to go again but walked today and very clean still so not bothering as podded/podding up well and lots of clean green leaf.
Another month and I’ll want them to be starting to change !!

Ours are very clean. Was thinking maybe just Amistar to keep them going.....but hopefully for not too long.
Decision comes down to how much I want to damage them going through them. They are tall enough

 

[Fish]

Anyone bother with a second fungicide on Spring Beans?

Yet to apply the first, just looked through ours again today, still mid to late flower, very green, pod set all over the place, some plants have 10+ pods, yet others have very few, typical beans.
quite frankly don’t think I’ll bother with a fungicide,

 

[czechmate]

Well my beans which did look well are now minus a lot of their leaves due to the high winds this last weekend

mine have lost their leaves too