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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
can anyone tell my if I should be worried
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Sounds like they have caught frost. Pictures?Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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Sooty? Like dusty soot?All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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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.Originally posted by donut79 View PostComment
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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,sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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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!
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to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
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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.Originally posted by donut79 View Post
For now, cut off the black bits. The roots will survive and new growth will come anyway in the springAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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