sooty top to broad beans

[donut79]

HI as title my broad beans shoots have sudddenly turnd sooty top leafs but still growing can anyone tell my if I should be worried

[VirginVegGrower]

Sounds like they have caught frost. Pictures?

[donut79]

thank you I wondere that

[Two_Sheds]

Sooty? Like dusty soot?

[donut79]

NO black tips

[rustylady]

NO black tips

That sounds like frost damage then. Whereabouts are you Donut? If you add your location to your profile it will show up on your posts.

[lottie dolly]

the frost has got them,apparently,they regrow from the base,i had some 1 year,but they kept getting hit,so rotted away,maybe a little protection might help,so i only grow earler in the new year,

[Snadger]

The knack I've found with overwintering broad beans is to try and get them to a stage where they are strong healthy short stemmed plants going into the winter. If they have too much growth or are in nitrogen enriched soil they will throw up soft growth susceptable to frost.
Having said that, some of the frosts we've had round here lately would be enough to blacken anything!

[Two_Sheds]

NO black tips

As Snadger says, you don't want too much foliage going into winter. Ideally, they want to be only about 4" tall when the frosts arrive.

For now, cut off the black bits. The roots will survive and new growth will come anyway in the spring