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09 Jun 14, robert maxwell (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I've had no luck in Brisbane, this year the backs of some leaves are turning brown. What is itI don't know.Mind this Autunm was warm.

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29 Oct 14, Ang (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

sounds like broad bean rust..There are no effective fungicides available for rust control for broad beans. Try: Maximize air flow around the plants by wider spacing and avoid damp, humid sites. Destroy infected plant material because spores produced at the end of the season can survive in a semi-dormant state in crop residues and on seed. im on the gold coast Robert and had a bumper of a crop of broad-beans. I have garden boxes. i have about 15 plants in.. i feed mine Yates uplift once a month and had them planted with celery, peas & climbing beans. and water ever second day at night around 5pm or early morning around 6am. also i prepped my soil with chicken poop (dug it in) slow release fertilizers for vegetables. before planting and started the beans in a take away container tub with moisten cotton balls once they had shoots i put them in the garden. hope this helps

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04 Jun 14, Mags (Australia - temperate climate)

Broad beans have been flowering for about 3weeks but there are no beans. Can you tell me why please

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26 Oct 14, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)

my broad beans have flowed for about two months, just starting to get beans forming now

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30 Apr 14, Emma (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I planted a crop of broad beans 10 days ago and there are no shoots and some of the seeds have just somehow come to the surface without taking. There was a few days of very heavy rainfall after I planted them. If they do not come up in the next few days should I plant another crop?

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01 May 14, Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)

poke them back in and wait another week or so if none have popped replant. I recommend a variety called gippsland giant they have great flavour and grow well in temperate climates!

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28 Apr 14, Robert Wilcox (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, is it ok to plant dwarf beans or scarlet runner this time of year ( April). Kind regs, Bob W.

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01 May 14, Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)

NO they will not grow well through winter plant broad beans now and your others come spring when no chance of frost.

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02 Apr 14, Samir Elchami (Australia - temperate climate)

Is the manure good for broad beans or what is the best fertilizer

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08 Mar 14, Maria Parlevliet (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Will broad beans grow in a sub-tropical climate and if so when should they be planted

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