Beginner Gardening: What is Wrong with These Beans?, 1 by stephanietx

stephanietx wrote:
Two days ago, I sprayed them with a mix of compost tea, molasses, apple cider vinegar, and liquid seaweed. Then yesterday, I sprayed them with a product called Plant Wash (a Soil Mender product) to get rid of any rust that might be on them. I also spread corn gluten meal on the dirt under them since rust is a fungal disease (I think) that's often found on plants where the ground doesn't dry out. While I was spraying, I also found a lone cabbage looper. Sent him to pest heaven. Lastly, I spread a bit of dry, powdered garlic to help with any fungus growing as well as to act as a pest deterrent. In a few days, I'll rake the cornmeal and garlic into the top layer of the soil. We have trichogramma wasps to hang out today in hopes of helping with the worms. I'm hoping some of the plants can be salvaged, but some have already been yanked and others will follow, I'm sure.

Calalilly made some good comments on the thread I posted on the Vegetables forum, too. If you'd like to read that thread, it's here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/994615/

Here's a pic of a section of my beans this morning. As you can see, the plant at the top is somewhat affected, but it's going strong and has started climbing the trellising. The plant in the middle will most likely recover. The plant at the bottom will most likely go to the compost pile.