Author Topic: Yard long beans (Read 3991 times)

Merry Tiller · « **on:** June 16, 2005, 20:48:52 »

Has anyone else here grown yard long beans? Mine went in 3 weeks ago with the rest of my climbing beans but they haven't climbed an inch yet, runners and frenchies are galloping up the poles but the YLB's are just sitting there moping ???

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2005, 21:01:10 »

My Frenchies are moping as well. Give them time.

tim · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2005, 21:16:32 »

Our beans are pitiful this year.

Merry Tiller · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2005, 21:56:15 »

The rest of mine are OK, it's just these four little boogers :'(

redimp · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2005, 22:39:52 »

The whole of my plot is moping - except my maincrop potatoes which desperately need earthing. I've been told they'll get blight anyway.

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2005, 22:41:19 »

I should start treating them with bordeaux mixture or aspirin then. Why do people think they'll get blight?

Yuet_Lee · « **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2005, 00:43:08 »

The YLB is one of our chinese green long bean. I've try them last year they not even flower yet then cold wether come a long killed it all. :'( This year I only just plant them out last Friday.Growing slowly. Hope I can get some bean this year. They're very nice cook with garlic :)
Yuet

terrace max · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2005, 03:12:21 »

I was very clever and planted my YLBs in the greenhouse border...

Errm...they're rubbish. About five inches high & covered in aphids.

jmcbrien · « **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2005, 06:51:54 »

I started some YLB about 8 weeks ago in the conservatory, when they were about 6 inches high I went outside for just two minutes leaving the door open and was amazed to find that the beans had drooped so badly in that few minutes that they were flopped down the sides of the pot, they recovered in a couple of hours once the door was closed. They are now in my greenhouse in a large container and growing up canes, tortuous progress to get them to their present 12".

cefer · « **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2005, 07:50:52 »

Hi,
I am in Australia.

Where do you get yard long bean seeds from please?

Thanks
Gill

spacehopper · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2005, 09:58:22 »

Quote from: redclanger on June 16, 2005, 22:39:52

The whole of my plot is moping - except my maincrop potatoes which desperately need earthing. I've been told they'll get blight anyway.

Oh you are a cheery soul today Clanger! ;)

redimp · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2005, 16:24:13 »

Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on June 16, 2005, 22:41:19

I should start treating them with bordeaux mixture or aspirin then. Why do people think they'll get blight?

blight is supposedly endemic on the allotments - have taken it with a pinch of salt.

Merry Tiller · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2005, 17:41:38 »

If the warm weather this weekend doesn't get them moving nothing will 8)

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2005, 21:53:24 »

It's certainly got my bees moving. I've just been going through the hives; honey is coming in again whereas a few days ago they were eating their way through what they'd stored.

Yuet_Lee · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2005, 23:18:40 »

Gill,I got my seed from Hong Kong when last time I went back. But I have seen it in Dobies
http://www.dobies.co.uk/
try it ;)I'm not sure does it do oversea or not ???
Yuet

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2005, 00:03:38 »

My yard long beans aren't doing very well at all....they are still in the packet! :'(

Merry Tiller · « **Reply #16 on:** June 22, 2005, 23:21:09 »

woohoo, theyve started sending up climbing tendrils ;D

LesH · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2005, 21:20:00 »

Hi MT
I grew YLB on the recommendation of an article in one of the gardening magazines. The author of the article grew them with great success. I was not impressed. I planted them the same day, I planted my runners and climbing french beans, treated them the same. Over the entire season they never reached 4ft, my total crop was four pods about four inches long. A waste of money and growing space. LesH

Yuet_Lee · « **Reply #18 on:** June 26, 2005, 23:42:29 »

LesH at least you have 4 pods.Mines last year only have a few flower with no pod at tall :'( So this year I'm not given that much hope on it see how many of them will come up :o
Yuet

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