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Lady Di Runner Beans - Yellowing Leaves.

will89.wkqE71OyRPwill89.wkqE71OyRP Posts: 3
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I have been growing Lady Di Runner Beans for the last 8 weeks and have had no problems so far. They started in seed compost and have been moved into larger pots with vegetable compost. Of the last 2 weeks (in the hardening off period) the leaves have turned yellow and gone limp. Could anyone share some advice on what has caused this? I have 5 plants and all have done the same thing.
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2021
    The sun has been very bright ... plants that have been inside in lower light levels haven’t developed the tough cuticle layer that prevents sun scorch and desiccation from drying winds. Find them a more sheltered spot for hardening off. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    That is cold damage.  It's still too cool in the UK to start hardening off runner beans.  My seeds won't even get planted into pots until May 1st, with the aim of planting out at the start of June, so you have plenty of time to start again. :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2021
    Possibly cold too as @BobTheGardener says 😊 
    I only sowed my beans yesterday. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I also wonder if there are sufficient nutrients left in the compost. Runner beans are greedy feeders and those pots look a bit small.

    For future reference the standard growing advice for tender plants is to sow the seeds about six weeks before the last frost. For the milder parts of the country last frosts are extremely unusual beyond mid/late May which equates to planting in early April. You jumped the gun by a few weeks.
    Rutland, England
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    It may be worth cutting the damaged leaves off and pinching them back to 2 or 3 leaf nodes, from which new shoots will form.  You could also push in another seed to each pot to act as a backup.  Whenever I plant-out runners started in pots, I push a seed in next to it.  This acts as insurance against very late frosts and extends the cropping season.  As Ben says, a little feed would do no harm.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • will89.wkqE71OyRPwill89.wkqE71OyRP Posts: 3
    Thank you all. I have more beans to sow so I will start a new batch. 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I always sow mine on the 1st of May for planting out on the 1st of June. They germinate very quickly at that time, weather’s warmer plenty of light. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I sow mine 1.5 as well they are so fast growing.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I don't expect they like being re potted are you intending on planting them in open ground,I never pot mine on, don't know anyone who does.  One seed per each little module,a week hardening off, then in the ground
  • will89.wkqE71OyRPwill89.wkqE71OyRP Posts: 3
    I started them in seed trays and then moved them to larger pots like the one in the image. With the new ones I will try them in the larger pots and them moved to the ground once big enough. 
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