Nick Maclaren wrote:
: In article , Tim Tyler wrote:
:Steve Harris wrote:

:: The pods are just starting to form on my "The Sutton" plants so I topped
:: them to deter blackfly. Then I steamed them and they really are rather
:: nice :-)
:
:Ants seem to like mine. They are busy "milking" them from underneath.

: Er, I don't think that he meant that he steamed the blackfly,
: nutritious though they are :-)

....and *I* meant the ants are "milking" my broad bean tops! They sit
under the young leaves and eat little black spots in the centres of them.
I presume they're after the juices, but am not really sure what's going on.

No sign of any blackfly here yet ;-)
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