Author Topic: What's wrong with this broad bean?  (Read 1818 times)

Squash64

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What's wrong with this broad bean?
« on: August 07, 2013, 15:46:09 »
A plot holder showed me this broad bean today.  There are raised
marks on the outside, and the beans inside have been eaten by something.
He said there was a grub inside but I think he'd squashed it - I couldn't see
it anyway.  (Sorry the photo is a bit blurred.)

Anyone know what it is, and if the marks on the outside are anything
to do with the grubs?

Betty
Walsall Road Allotments
Birmingham



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Re: What's wrong with this broad bean?
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2013, 19:06:17 »
I don't know, but all sorts of things go wrong with the odd pod or the odd bean. There are usually plenty of good ones!

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Re: What's wrong with this broad bean?
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2013, 21:41:04 »
Chocolate Spot I'd guess, caused by a Botrytis fungus.
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Re: What's wrong with this broad bean?
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2013, 08:20:14 »
Chocolate Spot I'd guess, caused by a Botrytis fungus.

I googled chocolate spot and it does look like that, thanks Unwashed.

It would seem that the grubs inside the pods were not connected with the
spots though.

Betty
Walsall Road Allotments
Birmingham



allotment website:-
www.growit.btck.co.uk

 

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