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I have French Cobra bean which I heard is supposed to self pollinate. In the mean time all the flowers just dry out and fall off leaving a small stem behind. It's the first time I grow beans and I would expect that once the flower falls off it would leave fruit behind as with tomatoes.

Lisa
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As Lisa pointed out, the cause of beans failing to pollinate is often caused by a lack of water. The plant cannot support a growing fruit with that low of a water level, and aborts the crop. Sweet corn will do the same thing.

J. Musser
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