Hi
My runner beans flowers are dropping they are very tall with loads of flowers grown in a runner bean tub thing made for runners
in good compost .

they have not done well cos of the weather and i had lost some and had too re plant .
these are the ones that got though the weather .I have more half hight coming up

i have started to feed them .

i have looked for the ans on the net but found the question with no ans .

they are well waterd

help me

Christine

i might have found the ans it may be lack of incects ot the bees may be biteing off the flowers

So might be no beans !!!!!whaaaaaaahhhh

Hi Chrissie,

I've had the same problem with my tomatoes .... loads of flowers but no tomatoes!

I suppose you could always try self-polinating with an ear bud. I might give it a go and see if I have any luck.

Joanna

oh its like my lemon plant this time last year ahd fruits on it yet 2010 its only got flowers they just dropping off little green buds maybe they the lemons as were green at first got it as birthday gift last year.for my party ahd 6 lemons of it and none since.
its a patio growing sort.
sweetpea inbetween might do trick i got some first time ive gorwn anythign from seed beautiful scent to.
melly

clever chrisse thats will bring bees possibly we got bees on my lavender not many had more when had lupin they love it,ohh maybe plant a lupin next to it then.
they attarct bees or lavender or stocks etc.
sweet peas bees not touching.
melly

You could buy the beans as well!!!

it has took weeks to grow them .Whaaaaaahhhhh

Excitment i have seen a bee

sugar and water sounds good idea to me
I will post again when my Mr Bean Brain eventually gets back from work - not quite sure what he does but we always do well for beans
I know he takes tops out once reach a certain height...
we had so many good plants this year i donated some to the garden at work
I will be back soon wiv some of me ol gardeners wisdom xx

Thanks .Liz .I know about the water so well waterd every night .I also run the shower from the hose to damp the flowers and climb up and pinch the tops out

An expert says its very dry ( air ) this year .I have been doing feeds when watering and spraying with suger and water in day
and though the flowers have dropped off or the bees sometimes bite though ( might be that ) or lack of them
i have counted 6 beans about half inch coming .Excitement


This year was hoping i would do well with veg .All on the bottom lawn in rasied beds or pots .The beans are in a runner bean thing which you put the canes in .Means i can move when empty .
next question my toms are still green doing feeds and lots of water in the sun .They don,t rippin sometimes if they want feeds so made sure .I have lost some of my spuds think it was the cold the very earleys came up and went .


hope u are ok Christine

ooh that sounds good and maybe a garden party with Johnny Depp?