http://topveg.com/2008/07/07/how-to-prevent-blackfly-from-damaging-your-beans/ news, reviews, hints and tips on vegetable gardening, fruit growing and herbs. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://topveg.com/2008/07/07/how-to-prevent-blackfly-from-damaging-your-beans/#comment-6712 Top Veg » Blog Archive » Time to Harvest Medes Broad Beans Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:02:41 +0000 http://topveg.com/2008/07/07/how-to-prevent-blackfly-from-damaging-your-beans/#comment-6712 [...] 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. [...] […] 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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