tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post1956996710731249388..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Disaster with the Broad BeansMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-25996627217756387952020-06-24T09:41:17.605+01:002020-06-24T09:41:17.605+01:00We have NEVER had blackfly on our broad beans befo...We have NEVER had blackfly on our broad beans before. I wondered whether it was because our plants were weaklings to start with.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-3302374671089259222020-06-24T05:25:12.473+01:002020-06-24T05:25:12.473+01:00That is horrifying. I'm so glad you had other ...That is horrifying. I'm so glad you had other plantings in a different location. Do they even make an insect barrier netting small enough to keep black fly away? I can't imagine what else you would have been able to do.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-83753139958169010272020-06-23T21:29:23.414+01:002020-06-23T21:29:23.414+01:00I feel your pain, I love broad beans. I always pla...I feel your pain, I love broad beans. I always plant French marigolds in between my plants and if I can get the seeds I grow nasturtiums round the edge of the raised bed with beans in as the former help to keep the blackfly away and the later are attractive to blackfly and can keep the blackfly off the beans. I know some people don't think companion planting works but in my experience it can really help in my mainly organic vegetable garden. <br />Jane Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418504929494140257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-71917479635004603002020-06-23T19:53:45.492+01:002020-06-23T19:53:45.492+01:00That looks like a nasty surprise! I've always...That looks like a nasty surprise! I've always read about pinching out the tops of broadbeans to deter blackly, but have to admit that I have never done so. Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-67928607650883888732020-06-23T19:39:11.927+01:002020-06-23T19:39:11.927+01:00Oh no how frustrating glad you have some back up Oh no how frustrating glad you have some back up Mud Cakes and Winehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585162201409386565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-76668654237964471552020-06-23T17:57:31.841+01:002020-06-23T17:57:31.841+01:00Noticed today that our broad bean plants are infes...Noticed today that our broad bean plants are infested with blackfly. Unlike your plants ours seem to have struggled this year so the blackfly have finished them off. Glad you have a few spares to give you some sort of a crop at least.Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245774393957298668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-7958456435602957352020-06-23T12:59:21.108+01:002020-06-23T12:59:21.108+01:00Wow! Utter devastation. I also subscribe to the ...Wow! Utter devastation. I also subscribe to the "belt and braces" theory. And never put all of your eggs in one basket.SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.com