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Hi everyone
how many flower sets do l leave on my broad beans before pinching out ?
kind regards
ioan
how many flower sets do l leave on my broad beans before pinching out ?
kind regards
ioan
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Ioan I leave all mine to set, never thought of doing it any different, don't forget you can eat those tips you pinch off they're ever so nice in an omelet.Location....East Midlands. -
I leave mine too. Its not in my nature to pinch anything
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I left mine to it. Never bothered with pinching it.Carrie
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Only pinch mine when the blackfly arriveComment
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I pinch mine after the last flower or as soon as I see any blackfly.Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poetComment
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Decided not to pinch.
is it inevitable I'm gonna have an infestation of blackfly at some piont?
not looking forward to that.
kind regards
ioanIf hind sight were fore sight
we would all be better of a darn sight.Comment
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Never pinched mine out
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I leave until the blackfly arrive, which they always do
. Preceded by ants of course, so I know when to start watching out for them. This year they seemed to arrive quite early in the polytunnel, but usually the plants get to a decent size first.
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I might sometimes pinch out once they've finished flowering. But only sometimes. As above, to ward off the blackly.Garden Grower
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I didn't realise ants were a harbinger of blackfly. I saw some on my plants the other day. They're only about 1 1/2 ft tall, I don't want to have to pinch them out yet!!Originally posted by kathyd View PostI leave until the blackfly arrive, which they always do. Preceded by ants of course, so I know when to start watching out for them.Comment
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I know Cristalfiona, I have the same problem! But it seems to be quite a while before the blackfly appear after I first see the ants, by which time the plants will be a bit bigger. I leave it until the last possible minute and then pinch them out. I did try leaving them alone one year but the entire plant ends up getting so infested, including the beans themselves, that it was disgusting and icky, so now I pinch out. I figure that any crop is better than no crop at all... I also found that the plants send up other shoots after the main shoots, and I need to watch for those too - if I forget to pinch those out later on the ants and blackfly are back again really quickly.sigpicGardening in France rocks!Comment
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No blackfly yet this year, so fingers crossedWhat do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi.Comment
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I pinched mine out a few days ago. I was squishing black fly until the numbers increased so much that nipping the tops out was the only option.Comment
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