Stephanie I haven't a clue what it is but.........mine look exactly the same and they are loaded down with beans. I have been picking and canning and free zing beans for two weeks now so maybe you'll be just as lucky...Usually after the second flush of beans, I cut the bean plants and go for a second crop. I hope your beans don't have anything serious ...mine sure are not suffering what ever it is.

What is that white stuff on the ground or dirt?

That's corn gluten meal. With the wacky weather we've been having, there's been gnats and some fungus growing in that bed. Also, some of my pole beans near this one have what looks to be the beginnings of rust on their leaves, so we put the CGM down to help with that.

Did you ever figure out what this is? 11 years ago is a long time. I've been growing my bush beans in the same bed for three years now. They've always been gorgeous. I've got sunflowers, sweet potatoes and tomatoes in the same bed. And everything looks great. This is the first year my bush beans have done this. I do have pole beans on the other side of the yard. They usually always get rust. I I have a big feeling this is from overwatering. It's been raining the last 10 days. And in the last month we've had more than 16 days of rain. Definitely not a lack of nutrients. Definitely no spider mites and no aphids or any bugs that would cause this. Very interested to know if you found anything out. I get pictures on the internet and that's it. Thank you sincerely