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VirginiaClay · May 14, 2022

I agree that the third picture seems to show herbicide damage (also some of the growth in the second picture). To test whether the problem is herbicide contamination in the soil, put some of the soil in a pot and plant a few bean seeds in it. After they emerge, the bean plants should show damage pretty quickly if the soil is contaminated.

I wouldn't guess tomato yellow leaf curl virus given the 2nd and 3rd pictures, but if you do have that, you probably would find whiteflies (the vector) on the plants.

May 14, 2022	#5
VirginiaClay Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 117	I agree that the third picture seems to show herbicide damage (also some of the growth in the second picture). To test whether the problem is herbicide contamination in the soil, put some of the soil in a pot and plant a few bean seeds in it. After they emerge, the bean plants should show damage pretty quickly if the soil is contaminated. I wouldn't guess tomato yellow leaf curl virus given the 2nd and 3rd pictures, but if you do have that, you probably would find whiteflies (the vector) on the plants.