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20 Mar 10, monique (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

my beans are really hard what is wrong with them and they are a bit brown

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16 Feb 10, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Rikkyurk, Water the ground well before sowing the beans, then you can leave them for a few days to germinate. But if the weather is very hot and dry, it might help to water after a day. Have you tried a different variety? Some seem easier than others.

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13 Feb 10, Rikkyurk (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have tried growing from seed twice and only one from 40 seemed to germinate. I am sowing in rows 1.5 - 2cm deep. As directed on the packet I didn't water for 3 days after sowing. They were a fresh packet of seed too. Any tips?

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01 Oct 10, Monty (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

A tip I saw on a TV show for getting beans and peas to germitate suggested soaking the seeds overnight in water with a pinch of epsom salts. The magnesium is supposed to activate an enzyme in the seed which triggers sprouting. I have done this once with dwarf beans and once with braod beans and have got 100% (8 out of 8) germination both times.

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11 Feb 10, Hellbelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My bean plants were growing really well, but now the leaves seem to be dying off just as they're starting to flower. The ends are going brown - they look like they're burnt but i'm sooo careful when i water to make sure the leaves stay dry....any tips???

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26 Jan 10, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Jim, snails will eat all the leaves off a bean plant overnight. Various bugs and grubs will eat into the beans themselves. Have you checked the plants at night with a torch to catch what is eating them?

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19 Jan 10, Tam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

JIM- slaters and earwigs.........is the leaf left like lacework ?

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18 Jan 10, jim (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

my beans are getting eaten by something i have no idea what can someone please tell wahat it is eating them?

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27 Oct 09, Liz (sent in by David) (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Dani, check www.hbci.com/~wenonah/min-def/beans.htm for mineral deficiencies. Are you using compost or chicken manure which hasn't completely matured? That can cause nitrogen deficiency and yellow leaves.

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24 Oct 09, dani (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

why are my bean plants going yellow?

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