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asparagus bean, yard long bean inoculant EL
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Posted by Bella_trix z10 N.Cal (My Page) on Fri, Jul 1, 05 at 13:14
| For the last three years I've had my asparagus beans get what looks like nitrogen deficiency right after planting. The small seedlings turn lime green to yellow and don't look very happy. In the past, I've dumped manure tea and iron chelate on them and they've recovered somewhat. Once they start growing up the trellis, they are completely recovered and deep green.
I think they don't have the right inoculant to fix nitrogen early in the season. I found out recently that I should be using EL or cowpea inoculant instead of the normal bean/pea inoculant. Is there anyway to add EL inoculant to the soil now (seeds sprouted, but aren't climbing yet)? I'd like to help them out if I can.
Thanks!
Bellatrix
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RE: asparagus bean, yard long bean inoculant EL
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| You could mix some with water and either just pour it on the soil around the plant or poke little holes with a pencil around the edges of the area where you think the roots are and pour it in. Some general legume inoculants now contain cowpea inoculant. You may want to check yours. Our cowpea (blackeyed pea) plants turn yellowish if overwatered. A friend taught us to wait until they turned dark green before watering again, at least before blossoms set. Don't know if this is your problem. |
RE: asparagus bean, yard long bean inoculant EL
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| Yes, don't try too hard. Add leaf and grass clippings into your soil in the fall so they break down over the winter and add nutrients to your soil for the spring automatically. Keep in mind these are usually not hybridized to look perfect in your location's environmental conditions and it is normal for them to look less than healthy for a couple of weeks in the early stages. Be patient and let them do their thing. Also be sure to have your soil tested by your local extension agent to make sure you have a good balance of the primary nutrients you should have for vegetable growing. Testing was less than $12 in my state and results are good for three to five years. It's worth it and gives you more specifics than just your pH. |
RE: asparagus bean, yard long bean inoculant EL
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| My grandmother and now I have been growing this estimable and delicious veggie in the exact same place for going on 30 years now. I can't remember it not growing in her garden. However, we almost never add innoculent to any bean or pea seeds we have grown here. Is it likely that they aquired bacteria on their own at some point? (the nitrogen fixing bacteria do like living in soil)The purple hull peas (same species as the above long beans) are doing very well in their second year her also with no innoculant. |
RE: asparagus bean, yard long bean inoculant EL
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| "Is it likely that they aquired bacteria on their own at some point?" Not just likely, it is practically certain. Jim |
RE: asparagus bean, yard long bean inoculant EL
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| A lot of people have beans which start out very yellow. They seem to grow out of it. Jim |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bean Plants Too Yellow
A Useful Link
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| There was a thread on the Bean Forum a little while back about appling innoculent on the surface of the soil. Jim |
Here is a link that might be useful: Innoculent Applied on Top of Soil
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