How to Prevent Blackfly from Damaging your Beans

Posted by TopVeg - July 7th, 2008

Click this link for a video on YouTube showing How to Prevent Blackfly from Damaging your Beans.

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Here is another link for information on blackfly control.

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  1. […] The broad bean variety Medes was sown on 13 April, and harvested 28 July, giving a sowing to harvest interval of 102 days. This interval could be reduced to 90 days, if, when 4 clusters of flowers are showing, the remaining flower spikes are removed. This will induce earlier crops. But it will bring all the beans together - which may not be desirable for a small family. It is often better for the harvest to be spread out. Pinching the later flowers out will also reduce yield, but will help to reduce blackfly. […]

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