Runner beans

caboroig

I planted up my beans in fresh multipurpose compost in an octagonal container bought for the purpose. 4 beans left over were planted in the garden border.
The beans in the container have reached 2 feet high and are a sickly yellow/green colour and the leaf veins are red. The beans in my border are 4 feet high and have a good deep green colour, as are the leaf veins.

Any clues please?

annie123

Have you feed them?

caboroig

annie123 wrote: »

Have you feed them?

Thanks Annie, but they are in fresh compost and shoudn`t need feeding yet.

Farway

I assume the pot has drainage holes in the base?

Just asking becuase a lot of the plastic ones are not predrilled, although the areas are marked, you have to make the holes yourself

If this is the case then waterlogging most likely

If it does have good drainage, then do try & feed them, the compost just could be a bad batch

annie123

caboroig wrote: »

Thanks Annie, but they are in fresh compost and shoudn`t need feeding yet.

Beans can be hungry feeders, compost has at best enough for 6 weeks, some of the cheaper one's I've used I have had to start feeding after only two or 3 weeks.
As the ones in the boarder are 4ft high and planted at the same time, allowing for average growth rate, your compost will have run out of nutrients.

And as Farway said drainage is another possibility.

Water logged or needing a good feed is the most likely cause.

caboroig

Many thanks, Farway and Annie. I`m pretty sure now from your comments that my compost is the problem. Roll on next year to try again!