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06 Oct 15, Barry Coster (Australia - temperate climate)

My broad beans have leaf curl. I don't know what causes it or how to treat it ?

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12 Oct 15, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Barry, I have had exactly the same problem this year (I am from Central Highlands of Victoria). It's hard to find any information about leaf curl on broad beans via the internet. I have noticed however that it's tended to affect my plants which were overseeded in smaller 25cm containers (most of my plants in larger containers don't have the curl). I suspect that the recent Spring heatwave (we had temps in the mid 30s) has something to do with it - broad beans do not tolerate temperatures above 23 degrees and will start to wilt and die off in the 30s. My diagnosis is probably the combination of unseasonal hot, dry weather and overcrowding is killing them off. This may be the same cause for you if you live in an area that experienced the heatwave. I think you can either leave them and see if they recover on their own, or (which is the course of action I will follow), cutting down the most badly affected plants and leaving some of the others to hopefully regenerate. All the best, P.

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07 Mar 15, Sharon (Australia - temperate climate)

Is it too late to plant dwarf beans? The packet says 'plant in March" ?

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31 Oct 14, Jim O'Brien (Australia - temperate climate)

Planted broad bean seeds 30/4 and just about to begin harvest on 31/10/14. That's 180 days. Is there anything I should do to speed up the fruiting process. Thanks

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12 Aug 15, (Australia - temperate climate)

you sound like an industry grower. Old saying plant peas or broad beans on Anzac day. I let them do their thing for a while,then a bit of hi Potassium will speed up flowering. But you planted correctly,no worries. Be patient,31 Oct you have a good crop,all other events can adjust.But so far do nothing it's perfect. Gaz

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18 Sep 14, Ken (Australia - temperate climate)

Fully in flower but plants have leaf curl.

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06 Aug 14, Bart Lea (Australia - temperate climate)

I should have said on the 5th. Plant during the waxng moon before the last Full moon of Winter.

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05 Aug 14, Bart Lea (Australia - temperate climate)

I was told that the pods begin to set when the warm Spring weather begins, so there's no need to plant them too early. I'm planting mine during the last New moon of winter.

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24 Jan 16, Sarah Day (Australia - temperate climate)

I agree, this also helps to avoid some of the frosts we have in central victoria.

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30 Jul 14, Linda (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Give them time. Sometimes they are slow but before long you'll start to see the flowers drop and the beans appear.

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