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Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
I read in ANSFG Mel suggests using a soil innoculent for peas and beans. Do you use? Why or why not? I grew beans this year for the first time without innoculent. They seemed to do fine until the beetles got a hold of them. I am planning on trying fall peas, so I was curious if I should try innoculent this time around.
jewlz2121-
Posts : 62
Join date : 2013-04-03
Location : Chesapeake, VA. Zone 7b.
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
If it is a new bed, I suggest the inoculant. If you have successfully grown beans in the bed before you probably have the needed bacteria already in the bed and most likely you won't need inoculant.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
My Beans didn't do well
I learned this lesson too late. My beans did not turn out good at all. I am planning on planting a fall bean crop though so I will find this stuff to put on my garden.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
colleenkgallagher- Posts : 16
Join date : 2013-03-14
Location : Farmington, MO
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
jewlz2121 wrote:I read in ANSFG Mel suggests using a soil innoculent for peas and beans. Do you use? Why or why not? I grew beans this year for the first time without innoculent. They seemed to do fine until the beetles got a hold of them. I am planning on trying fall peas, so I was curious if I should try innoculent this time around.
Here's some more info about inoculants.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t9960-inoculation-yea-or-nay
Last year, when we had this discussion, Plantoid (who lives in England) mentioned that he had never heard of inoculants in his many years of gardening. He looked around, and couldn't find a source for them in Great Britain. Apparently, Brits have been growing legumes for a long time without using inoculants.
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
In the dirt.boffer wrote:jewlz2121 wrote:I read in ANSFG Mel suggests using a soil innoculent for peas and beans. Do you use? Why or why not? I grew beans this year for the first time without innoculent. They seemed to do fine until the beetles got a hold of them. I am planning on trying fall peas, so I was curious if I should try innoculent this time around.
Here's some more info about inoculants.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t9960-inoculation-yea-or-nay
Last year, when we had this discussion, Plantoid (who lives in England) mentioned that he had never heard of inoculants in his many years of gardening. He looked around, and couldn't find a source for them in Great Britain. Apparently, Brits have been growing legumes for a long time without using inoculants.

43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
When compost is produced in fast hot process and most of the bacteria is killed do they have a process to introduce good bacteria back into the compost before any nasty bacteria take over sale of pro biotic fertilizer is a growing .
murarrie25-
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Join date : 2013-07-13
Location : Brisbane Queensland Australia
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
Compost teas, made from quality compost, would be one way to get the good bacteria going again in sterilized compost.
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
Jewls
This 4x8 bed is 3 yrs old and the dragons tongue beans and KY bush beans were not inoculated. They were planted in staggered squares. There is at least a dozen other things growing in the bed. Hard to see it though. Will not plant as many beans next time around.

This 4x8 bed is 3 yrs old and the dragons tongue beans and KY bush beans were not inoculated. They were planted in staggered squares. There is at least a dozen other things growing in the bed. Hard to see it though. Will not plant as many beans next time around.

llama momma
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Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
Rhizobia Innoculant
I'm too stubborn to give up on the beans, so I ordered a Rhizobia Innoculant from Amazon and I will replant my beans when it gets here.
My Pepper plants did not produce either. Is this from the same problem. My tomatoes are coming on but the skins are busting. What's going on?
I'm a little frustrated but this is my first year to try this kind of gardening, so I realize I have a lot to learn.
My Pepper plants did not produce either. Is this from the same problem. My tomatoes are coming on but the skins are busting. What's going on?
I'm a little frustrated but this is my first year to try this kind of gardening, so I realize I have a lot to learn.

colleenkgallagher- Posts : 16
Join date : 2013-03-14
Location : Farmington, MO
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
Colleen, First year has a big learning curve, This from another Newbie.

Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
colleenkgallagher wrote: My tomatoes are coming on but the skins are busting. What's going on?
I've heard one explanation that it can be caused by the skin growing slower than the insides. Could it possibly be from excess rain or too much nurturing (watering on your part)? Just throwing it out there for you to think about. I'm still learning so much myself over the past 3 years. Everything I learn leads to new questions.
llama momma
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Posts : 4921
Join date : 2010-08-20
Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
If you look at a guide for farmers to grow tomatoes Extra calcium as gypsum before planting 3 to 6 ounces per square yard and extra calcium in the flowering stage calcium is essential to prevent blossom end rot..
Water seems to be important not letting dry out or not over watering .Growing in a raised bed is probably an advantage.
Water seems to be important not letting dry out or not over watering .Growing in a raised bed is probably an advantage.
murarrie25-
Posts : 57
Join date : 2013-07-13
Location : Brisbane Queensland Australia
Re: Rhizobia Innoculent for Peas and Beans?
Although it is true that calcium and magnesium as well as a proper pH if essential for avoiding BER, amendments are typically not recommended by Mel Bartholomew for the Square Foot Garden. Now if you are seeing symptoms of troubles, the gardener should act and amend per need.murarrie25 wrote:If you look at a guide for farmers to grow tomatoes Extra calcium as gypsum before planting 3 to 6 ounces per square yard and extra calcium in the flowering stage calcium is essential to prevent blossom end rot..
Water seems to be important not letting dry out or not over watering .Growing in a raised bed is probably an advantage.
Inconsistent watering is often another cause of BER and splitting tomato fruit. Peppers are similar to tomatoes in that they will develop bloom in optimal temperatures. Out of that range and the plant will not develop bloom and will abort bloom.
Inoculants are only going to help legume plants develop nodes that will fix nitrogen. It will not help pepper plants nor tomatoes.
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43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books

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