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runner beans
Sue73
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My runner beans have been very healthy up until a few days ago when I noticed one of them with wilting leaves. Today several of them are suffering the same. They have been well watered. Any suggestions?
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Thank you. I have just checked and they have all been bitten off about 3 inches up from the soil. I haven't noticed much slug activity this year. Would they cause this damage so high up from the ground?
I have put down some slug pellets and protected the bases of the remaining beans with plastic bottles just incase it could be mice or something similar. Will see what happens in the morning.
I had two young runner beans snap off in high wind leaving around 3 inches of stem in the ground (bit lazy about tying in.) They re-grew with two stems. I tried cutting off the top of another bean when it was 3 foot high. This also re-grew with two stems. A bit like growing sweet peas I suppose.