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I've never seen beans not produce .... except for the obvious drought condtions or some other mechanical issue. (rabbits) The only disease I know that is prevalent, and it is not the norm is anthracnose. I have read that if soil has tooo much nitrogen, beans will limit production, but again I think that is almost an extreme. We got back from Vegas a week ago and finally got some much needed rain. The beasns wer just starting to set .. 1- 2" long when we left. I picked almost a 5 gallon bucket of beans off two 20 ft rows this evening. Also, for those that have followed my potato in buckets notes, I dumped one 5 gallon bucket this evening and pulled about 7 lbs of 2" diameter "new potatoes" from it. Yukon Gold. Fresh bell peppers, green beans, tomatoes and "new potatoes" tossed with olive oil, garlic, onion and salt and pepper and roasted on the grill with a pork loin alongside makes all those manhours worth while. This round boy (the incredible bulk) is going to have trouble bending over and picking maters tomorrow.

except for the obvious drought condtions or some other mechanical issue. (rabbits)

The only thing that the rabbits have gone after as far as I can tell is my 3rd line of defense. The marigolds. They love eating the marigolds. I have fence, chemicals and marigolds. I am wondering if they would have even been interested if it weren't for the marigolds.