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Veg plants dying
Lynne22
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A couple of weeks ago I put some dwarf bean plants out in the garden which I had raised from seed in our conservatory. Within a day or two the leaves started losing their colour and going silvery. They eventually died so I started some more off in the garden.
Yesterday I planted 3 courgette plants and now they've started doing the same!
Do you think it's because they've been too warm in the conservatory? Other than that I can't think why it's happening. We are in the process of putting a new greenhouse up so that's why I've had to grow them in there.
I hope someone can help me with some advice please.
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They have probably had a shock as your conservatory has been very warm and we have had cold high winds recently which have probably scorched your plants. Try again there is still time.
Did you harden them off Lynne? For things grown in a warm conservatory, it's an absolute must to put them outside every day and bring them in every night for at least 4 or 5 days. As Forester says, those symptoms are definitely 'cold shock' - it has been getting unseasonably cold at night recently and beans really don't like going much below 10C which causes them to 'check' their growth and a ground frost will usually kill them.
It's been pretty windy lately so you've probably got wind burnt plants too.
Thank you all.
I admit, I didn't harden them off properly. I'll know better next year. I just hope the courgettes survive as only one or two leaves have gone off So far. Is it too late to plant seeds in the ground?
It's not too late to sow either dwarf beans or courgettes, beans can be sown through to July, June is usually the last month for courgettes, just expect a later crop.