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Beans not thriving

(29 Posts)
Whitewavemark2 Mon 01-Jul-19 10:01:10

It is a weird year. Veg is slow, but my flower garden has romped away, and everything seems almost a month advanced. Roses have been in bloom since April, some stuff has appeared flowering strongly that had apparently entirely disappeared last year, and the Buddlia has been blossoming for 3 weeks now. Cucumbers and tomatoes are slowest they’ve ever been and French beans struggling although I’ve had quite a few pickings, but aren’t as robust as other years

Grammaretto Mon 01-Jul-19 09:52:27

we only have 3 left and they haven't begun to shoot up yet. I think the slugs, birds or mice have done for ours though the peas are growing fine.
It was so different last year. Isn't it a good thing we are not dependent on them to feed the family!

merlotgran Mon 01-Jul-19 09:47:57

It's been a tricky year weather wise for vegetables. Some are thriving whilst others struggle. My runner beans are doing well but we had a very poor crop of broad beans and sugar snap peas.

I would suggest giving them a feed of Tomorite or similar and just make sure they are well watered in this hot weather.

Nanagem Mon 01-Jul-19 09:40:52

I love gardening, though my mobility is limited theses days, and I don’t know why I haven’t interacted with the gardening thread before.

Anyway, advice anyone , I always grow runner and French beans both in the tubs and a row in the ground though space limited. I have always had success, beans growing out my ears !, this year though they are sooo slow hardly growing at all since I planted themout. DH says that when he walked passed the allotments this morning other people’s seem the same, maybe I’m impatient this year. My tomatoes in the green house have only just started to flower.

How’s everybody else doing ?