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  • Blackfly all over broad bean pods

    So it's a fallacy that pinching the tops out prevents blackfly because the beggers are all over my stems and pods after doing just that. Ants too ! One solitary ladybird which gives a little hope but this clearly shouldn't be, especially as I have never had blackfly on broad beans until now. In fact I had an infestation on my nasturtiums last year. My pest problem just gets worse every year.

    I have sprayed them with soapy garlic water.
    Last edited by Marb67; 09-06-2017, 08:46 PM.

  • #2
    Plenty of blackfly around at the moment http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...fly_93711.html

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    • #3
      You are not alone Marb....just written mine off, still time to so again....mine will go in tomorrow

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      • #4
        Lots on mine as well Marb I just keep squishing them
        Location....East Midlands.

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        • #5
          I've just harvested all my broad beans. Never had such a good crop.

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          • #6
            No blackfly here, but no pods either.... tons of flowers, tons of bees, but nothing is setting.

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            • #7
              At least some of you have pods, nothing here.
              Education is important, but motorbikes is importanter.

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              • #8
                I sowed mine back in September as green manure because I'd got some old seed that I assumed had passed it (it said sow before 2012 on the packet).

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                • #9
                  I've never found pinching the tops off did any good in the long run. What I do is squish them, just like Bren in Pots. This year, I squished them every day when they first appeared and was careful to inspect every plant. I haven't had a single one for weeks now. Don't want to sound smug; just to say that squishing really does work. And if you catch them before they spread, it isn't too disgusting to do.

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                  • #10
                    Am binning mine too Marb. Mine are really really awful. Covered in blackfly despite soapy sprays and many ladybird larvae. I might sow again, but then I am thinking about how many more squashes I could get in there instead...
                    http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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