When does one pick the tops off broad beans to stop the dreaded black fly?

Alan
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When they look good enough to eat

Steam gently and serve in melted butter ... heaven...

.........................Leslie


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When does one pick the tops off broad beans to stop the dreaded black fly?

Alan
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In article ,
Alan Holmes see sig for reply address wrote:

When does one pick the tops off broad beans to stop the dreaded black fly?

After planting, preferably. I.e. I haven't, yet. It has been a
MISERABLE spring. It doesn't work, anyway, but the tops are worth
eating.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Alan Holmes alan@holmes-
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When does one pick the tops off broad beans to stop the dreaded black fly?

When they're tall enough. About 4 bunches of flowers?
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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When does one pick the tops off broad beans to stop the dreaded black fly?

Alan
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In message , Alan Holmes
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When does one pick the tops off broad beans to stop the dreaded black fly?

We never bother, then we never seem to have problems with blackfly.

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After planting, preferably. I.e. I haven't, yet. It has been a
MISERABLE spring. It doesn't work, anyway, but the tops are worth
eating.




been warm dry and sunny here

trevor

east Yorkshire.

In article -service-com,
"Trevor Appleton" writes:
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| After planting, preferably. I.e. I haven't, yet. It has been a
| MISERABLE spring. It doesn't work, anyway, but the tops are worth
| eating.
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| been warm dry and sunny here

And here - in mid-April - but I was talking about March, which is
when you would normally plant those things in the south.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.