Something's eating them, and it's not me! Large chunks of leaves gone with no evidence of pests. Also looks like some kind of fungus on the leaves. It also appears that something's eating the new growth of the beans as well. These are Kentucky Wonder pole beans.
Diseased looking leaves.
Stefer that sucks, same thing happened to mine. I just pulled them (I just planted them because I got free seeds). But I didn't have anywhere near the number of bean plants that you have. I hope someone figures out what is going on here...
I plan on spraying them with garlic pepper spray tomorrow to see if that stops whatever's chewing on them. Will have to do some research on the fungus looking stuff. My other bed of beans looks great, so all is not lost!
Any luck yet Stefer?
No. We got some Plant Wash today to try. Will also put down some corn gluten meal under the plants tomorrow.
Wow, keep us posted. I had a few holes in my bean leaves, but nothing to really speak of. Sure hope you get it figured out.
man, it's been a terrible season for bugs out here too....
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.
Looks like it might be bean mozaic virus. Are the leaves crinkled and brittle? Patches of yellow and crinkled brittle leaves can mean bean mozaic virus. It's a nasty disease, often spread by aphids. Once the virus invades, it messes up the genetic growth plan. Pole beans may outgrow it, but not bush beans.
I considered mosaic virus, but after reading about it and looking at pics, I decided that wasn't it. We've had problems with aphids this year, but I've only had them attack a couple of the bean plants. The one they hung out on the most is doing great! Go figure!
Aaaaa!! The plant at the bottom will most likely go to the compost pile.?? From what I hear, if you suspect a disease or fungus, don't compost it!! It just keeps the problem going over and over again. (But I'm new at this so I might be a little bit alarmist).
Most likely, I'll throw them in the yard recycling bag and not put it in my compost pile. Just depends on how things end up.
