Date: 14/01/2009 15:04:28
From: Muschee
ID: 44237
Subject: Beans problem

Hi Everyone
I have a problem with beans and I also think it’s the same problem with my Eggplants.
Have a look at the leaves
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Can anyone tell me what this is and will it still be ok to save seeds or am I best to just get rid of everything?

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Date: 14/01/2009 15:05:07
From: Muschee
ID: 44238
Subject: re: Beans problem

try again

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Date: 14/01/2009 15:07:03
From: Muschee
ID: 44239
Subject: re: Beans problem

This is the eggplant

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Date: 14/01/2009 15:21:35
From: The Estate
ID: 44240
Subject: re: Beans problem

Looks like spider mites to me and they can be sprayed !

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Date: 14/01/2009 15:21:45
From: bluegreen
ID: 44241
Subject: re: Beans problem

you talking about the silvery traces on the leaves? Looks like insect damage or something. Maybe white fly or something. But otherwise they are looking pretty healthy and if they were mine I probably wouldn’t be worrying too much about it. Keep the water up and some seasol to boost the plants resistance.

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Date: 14/01/2009 15:23:24
From: bluegreen
ID: 44242
Subject: re: Beans problem

The Estate said:


Looks like spider mites to me and they can be sprayed !

what do the back of the leaves look like? are there tiny reddish spots on the back?

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Date: 14/01/2009 15:57:47
From: orchid40
ID: 44247
Subject: re: Beans problem

If there are no insects or fine webbing visible, it could be powdery mildew.
Spray with
2 teasp bicarb
2 drops veg oil
2 drops dishwashing liquid
in 1 L water.

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Date: 14/01/2009 16:00:35
From: Rook
ID: 44248
Subject: re: Beans problem

orchid40 said:


If there are no insects or fine webbing visible, it could be powdery mildew.
Spray with
2 teasp bicarb
2 drops veg oil
2 drops dishwashing liquid
in 1 L water.

Does the milk and water treatment also work for this?

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Date: 14/01/2009 16:08:34
From: orchid40
ID: 44250
Subject: re: Beans problem

Rook said:


orchid40 said:

If there are no insects or fine webbing visible, it could be powdery mildew.
Spray with
2 teasp bicarb
2 drops veg oil
2 drops dishwashing liquid
in 1 L water.

Does the milk and water treatment also work for this?

It’s supposed to but I haven’t had any luck with it. I found out yesterday you need to use full cream fresh milk 1:9. I have tried it but used UHT milk which apparently is no good for it.

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Date: 14/01/2009 23:12:26
From: Muschee
ID: 44272
Subject: re: Beans problem

bluegreen said:


you talking about the silvery traces on the leaves? Looks like insect damage or something. Maybe white fly or something. But otherwise they are looking pretty healthy and if they were mine I probably wouldn’t be worrying too much about it. Keep the water up and some seasol to boost the plants resistance.

Ok that gives me some sort of help. I’ll check the back of the leaves tomorrow and take it from there. There’s not much actual bean production going on, so they could be just running out of steam. So what’s left I will salvage the seed.

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Date: 15/01/2009 04:46:47
From: roughbarked
ID: 44278
Subject: re: Beans problem

I often use full cream milk.. it is useless using low fat milk because it is the fat you want to use as the insecticide.

Temperatures are often a problem with beans.

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Date: 15/01/2009 04:58:54
From: Longy
ID: 44279
Subject: re: Beans problem

There’s not much actual bean production going on, so they could be just running out of steam.
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if they’ve produced a fair crop and have grown to maturity, i’d say they have just reached the end of their run. The leaves just look to me like they’re old and succumbing to the standard assaults prior to finishing up. They get mildews and mites etc when they’re past it. Might be time for another crop in another bed.

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