Please help my French beans

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  1. Fidgetsmum

    Fidgetsmum Total Gardener

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    I don't know what's happened/happening to my French beans, they were fine I until I planted them out 3 days ago. Whatever it is, I'm guessing it 'aint good. :cry3::cry3:

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    What have I done, not done, or what should I do?
     
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    Looks like sun scorch.

    French (and runner) beans are susceptible to this when put straight out of a protected environment such as a greenhouse, coldframe, etc. into an aggressive, hot atmosphere (especially if also breezy) and the leaves will go white & papery and die.

    Before planting out I gradually introduce my beans to the 'open air' by putting the trays of them in a large, low-sided, open, movable 'compound' (without a base) constructed especially for this purpose and putting some single sheets of newspaper on them during the hotter part of the day (and being in a 'compound' the wind doesn't blow the newpaper away).
     
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      Thank you Scrungee. I've got just the thing for that .... excuse me while I nip out to protect my 'babies'.
       
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      Agree with Scrungee, sun source ..Hardening off all protected plants is a must before planting out to avoid this ...

      Dave
       
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        I thought I had hardened them off, the week before last they were (accidently) left in the full glare of the sun but seemed none the worse for their ordeal. Wrong!

        They now have their very own 'sun shade' (I knew that 'skanky' bit of brushwood screening I was too mean to throw away, would come in handy one day for something!).

        Can I just ask .... will they recover, or should I replace them with some of my 'spares'?
         
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        Thanks GMB.

        I did make an 'executive decision' to replace 3 of the worst affected but .... being a confirmed skinflint, I've replanted them elsewhere - if they do recover and grow, they grow; if they don't recover, well they'll die!
         
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        Never give up!

        You're a real optimist FidgetsMum :dbgrtmb:
         
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        Awww - you say the nicest things! My family just think I'm a tight-fisted old biddy (which, let's be honest, is true!). I see it as an experiment, they won't have liked being moved .. again, but at least I'll learn something from the experience.
         
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