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help please. my french beans have begun to die off after a good start. the stems have gone brown and the leaves have died. any ideas?

Hello david71

Are they still in pots, or did you put them out in the veg patch before they started to go brown?

How long were they Ok for?

Guy

If they are planted outside, I would suggest cold and especially wind. I imagine Chesterfield has been as windy as anywhere else recently.

Sow again as soon as you can.

An addition point - as Guy suggests, if you want useful help it's a good idea to give as much information as you can.

Alan

guy and allan, thanks for your response.
the beans had been transplanted from pots to the main patch. they appeared to be progressing nicely for about three weeks, then the troubles started, gradual browning and then dying off. it has been windy recently so that could be the cause.

In that case David, I'd say definitely wind.

Alan (one L)

I've found from my own experience that French Beans definitely don't thrive in cold or windy conditions. I suspect, like me, you've probably started them off too soon and whilst they would have thrived in the warm conditions of 2 or 3 weeks ago, the recent cooler windy weather has really set them back. Luckily it's not too late to sow some more but always a disappointment when this happens.

The temperature here Saturday night/Sunday morning
was 2C so most of the plants put out as mentioned would have bit the dust. At 2C there is normally a ground frost. This is a very strange year to read as temperature patterns are very odd.
JB.

Yes..... I haven't put any of my French Beans out yet.

thanks to you all for the advice. it seems i was too early in planting out. i will sow again and plant out in june