Asked on Sep 02, 2016
Is "rust" on green beans bad to eat?
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Some of the green beans from our garden have dark brown spots on them. Are they bad to eat?
9 answers
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Rust spots on green beans are a sign of bacterial and fungal disease. It would be in your best interest not to eat them.
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Janet Pizaro
on Sep 04, 2016
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just cut the brown off and go ahead and eat I did it for years.
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Sheryl Moore
on Sep 04, 2016
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agree with Sheryl just cut the dark spots off and eat just add bacon for better taste.
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Ray Phillips
on Sep 04, 2016
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Yes I would not eat it obviously there is a problem,you could put it in your compost rather than waste it.
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Mary Coakley
on Sep 04, 2016
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Please for all of you that have responded,check the website...they are not edible....
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Janet Pizaro
on Sep 04, 2016
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Rust is caused by touching beans or leaves while wet or damp , pick only when dry. Still eatable cut off rust spots. There are two things beans can get and that is powdery mildew ( beans still can be eaten) next is blight. pull plants place in a plastic bag and add to garbage pickup. do not put in compost pile. blight is when leaves start curling and drying up.
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Tina
on Sep 04, 2016
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Bean rust is caused by the fungus Uromyces appendiculatus you could eat them they might taste off here is a link with more information. http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2007/...
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Kid
on Sep 05, 2016
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Hi Bob you might just be correct if rust is a fungus,,do not know if it is,better be sure than sorry,compost takes a while.
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Mary Coakley
on Sep 05, 2016
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Thanks for all of your help! Even though we believe the spots came from water on the beans, we still decided not to eat them. Better safe than sorry!
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Helen Carlson
on Sep 05, 2016
Janet Pizaro
on Sep 04, 2016
Sheryl Moore
on Sep 04, 2016
Ray Phillips
on Sep 04, 2016
Tina
on Sep 04, 2016
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