Broad Beans

[bricro1]

Do Broad Beans suffer fom rust and if so ,is there a cure?

[Thunderbird+]

Hi bricro,
It could be rust or some other, similar fungal disease.
I think the answere is to harvest them young,early in the season.
As for a cure, it's not looking good, I'm afraid.

See this link for more info-
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0705/broa dbeans.asp

[bricro1]

Thank you, We have pulled them all and very tasty but we wanted to put some (pods) in the village show, unblemished!