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Runner Beans
gallerchick1
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in Fruit & veg
To cut a long story short I was unable to dig in compost into my bean bed as I was unwell and the other half said he did but after planting out my runner beans I found out he hadn't.
i know it's too late to mix anything in now but is there a fertiliser I can mix into the surface?
I'm quite new to vegetable growing in my allotment so am not quite up to date with what fertiliser for what veg or fruit 
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Hi gallerchick. I hope you are feeling better now. Don't worry too much about the beans. The compost can be added around the plants as a mulch - especially if it is dry (I wish
) and keep them really well watered. Use Tomorite as the fertiliser. This can be used for most fruit and veg as it promotes flowering and therefore fruit and seed production. Leafy veg need another fertiliser to promote leaf growth. It has to be one high in nitrogen. Look for the symbols N; P and K on any fertiliser and pick one that has the highest % of N compared to other types of fertiliser on the garden centre shelf.
Thank you
You're very welcome. x
Runner beans don't need much feed. If you give them too much nitrogen, you will have lots of leaves and no flowers. Give them a mulch of compost mixed with as little granular fertiliser or blood, fish and bone. Make sure you water beans well. If they get dry, the flowers don't set well to form pods.