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29 Nov 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have had 2 great crops (dwarf) this spring. My third planting is struggling with flowering (they are shaded by tall sweet corn in the afternoon) and my 4th crop is flowering now also. All crops were planted after having grown other crops in the autumn and winter. I gave all crops a good hit up with fertiliser and the plants have grown big and strong. I have mulched around the plants and watered M W F. It is quite hot now (within 1-3 degree of record highs) so they need water. I will rest my ground after these have finished producing. We have had a very dry last 6 weeks.

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22 Oct 18, James (Australia - tropical climate)

My beans (climbers and dwarf, both), don't seem to grow nice and straight and tend to curl. They still cook up well and taste fine. Thoughts please?

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23 Oct 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have had this problem in the past. I'm growing mine in the spring now - bean fly gets them in the autumn. I am giving my plants a good fertilizing and producing big healthy tall plants and I have straight beans. Do they touch the ground and curl.

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24 Oct 18, James (Australia - tropical climate)

Hi Mike... No, they just seem to curl anywhere.

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22 Oct 18, Robyn Williams (Australia - temperate climate)

Hello. I'm wondering if climbing beans will grow on a south facing fence in Melbourne?

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23 Oct 18, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)

They should grow as long as they receive plenty of sun.

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29 Sep 18, Rowan (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)

What type do pinto bean belong to??

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17 Aug 18, John McGregor (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Hi You say sow bean seeds at soil temps between 16 - 30C or August to April. Our soil temp, in Auckland, wont get to 16C until late October. Will it still be OK to sow in late August. Thanks in anticipation John McGregor

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12 Jul 18, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Mike, when I transplanted some climbing beans and peas along a fenceline, I forgot to take the tray of seedlings (with mostly different types of climbing tomatoes in) back to the bush/greenhouse. Next day I went to town and didn't water so didn't see the tray still sitting on the ground in a vege garden. Next day I saw it! Could have cried! It was if someone had snipped the tops (little leaves) of my tomato seedlings off (climbing Italian flat tomato/druzba/blue ridge and I forget what else). I don't know what :( .I returned the tray to the greenhouse and it looks like they may grow back? Tonight I found a possum in the garden but believe possums don't eat green (or pumpkin)? Could it have been grasshoppers? I was told I have planted tomatoes out of season (I am also trying to see what grows here and what is not so successful).. (started thinning out seedlings today. I put too many seeds in together., transplanting each one into separate pots:buttercrunch lettuce, rhubarb-don't kniw if will grow here- Egyptian spinach etc etc etc). Looks like the Marrow (Melbourne cream) seedlings are settling in after being transplanted in the garden). What do I feed tomato plants, please? I bought some Epsom salts but don't kniw what to do with it. Thankyou again. Jane

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09 Oct 18, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Jane, I had a problem with seedlings getting eaten. It was annoying me ,as I didn't know what was doing it. Then I decided to put a trap in among the seedlings and found that a family of bush rats were feasting on all my baby seedlings. As it has been so dry , all the wild life are coming out from the bush. Hope you had some luck.

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