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Title: Dead french beans - HELP!
Post by: Tinkie_Bear on May 25, 2009, 20:36:25

I have received an email from my dad who is having bean problems ...

"I have a problem with my french bean plants. Planted them out from greenhouse last week.
now this happening to them. Any ideas how to stop them from dying, as i have lost over half of them now."

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Helen

(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7715/deadplant.jpg) (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=deadplant.jpg)

(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/841/maggots.jpg) (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=maggots.jpg)

(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3761/maggots1.jpg) (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=maggots1.jpg)

Title: Re: Dead french beans - HELP!
Post by: Manouche on May 25, 2009, 21:29:54

Oh dear poor things....Did you harden them off before planting. Have you had a cold spell of weather since they were planted.

Title: Re: Dead french beans - HELP!
Post by: davyw1 on May 25, 2009, 21:33:33

Looks like a touch of cabbage root fly

Title: Re: Dead french beans - HELP!
Post by: saddad on May 25, 2009, 21:39:02

I saw the maggots... do they attack French Beans? :-\

Title: Re: Dead french beans - HELP!
Post by: Suzanne on May 25, 2009, 21:43:47

I had something similar happen with outdoor cucs once - tiny white maggots eating the stem - I was told it was vine weevil larvae, possibly bought in with infected compost. Not sure if this is the same thing but I ended up resowing the lot.

Title: Re: Dead french beans - HELP!
Post by: Tinkie_Bear on May 26, 2009, 08:42:16

Thanks for your replies, I will let dad know the verdicts.

Thanks agaian x

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