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dewisfamily

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yellow crops ??
« on: May 23, 2009, 11:34:02 »
this is my 1st year with an allotment,i have planted broad beans,peas and sweet corn these now look very yellow in colour why is this?
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saddad

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Re: yellow crops ??
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2009, 13:03:28 »
Welcome to A4A... most likely the wind we had chilling them if they weren't fully hardened off when you put them out...  :)

After that residual herbicides? Poor soil (not enough nitrogen) but my money is on the wind...
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Digeroo

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Re: yellow crops ??
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2009, 13:44:31 »
I have some french beans that had gone very yellow.  Had them cloched up so thought they had been cooked.  I am interested in your lack of nitrogen suggestion becuase there was some fresh manure on the site. 

Much against my organic principle I gave them some Miracle Grow and that seems to have perked them up. 
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manicscousers

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Re: yellow crops ??
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2009, 16:21:47 »
some of our peas are looking yellowy so we've watered them all with seaweed feed  ;D
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Tee Gee

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Re: yellow crops ??
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2009, 19:22:53 »
I find over watering and or bad drainage can also cause these symptoms!
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