Beginner Gardening: Pole bean help please!, 1 by bunsengirl

bunsengirl wrote:
Thanks for your response WeeNel. The thing is, this is a brand new planter and a large portion of the soil was good compost I made myself. I actually got kind of carried away adding compost and didn't save enough for the rest of the garden. I asked my local nursery about it and they said if it was grubs I'd know because they'd still be attached when I pulled up the root. They said it was probably pillbugs (which I have a TON of and thought I read somewhere they were beneficial insects) puncturing the base of the plant sucking out moisture and suggested organic ways to get rid of them. The part that struck true was that now the very bottom leaves on most of the plants are turning yellow. Is there any way of correcting the root rot midstream? Will they ever flower and set beans now that they're symptomatic of root rot? I chose this location because of it's dappled sunlight/direct sun and built a large trellis for climbing. Can I not use this space at all because of the root rot or could I plant a different veggie? I'm considering nematodes or buying a compost tea maker which eliminates a lot of disease and pest problems.

Thank you! bunsengirl

This is a more recent picture showing the climbing progress. Don't know if you can make out the bottom leaves yellowing.
P.S. They've been in the ground almost four weeks and have already maxed out the 6 ft. trellis. No flowers yet. Is this normal?