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Old 18-06-2003, 06:32 PM
Sue & Bob Hobden
 
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Default Runner Beans, lots of flowers but no beans


Paul wrote in message

My runner beans are producing lots of flowers which are attracting my
friends the Bees. However no beans, just little a stump where the
flower used to be.

Any suggestions ?


Two.

That birds are pecking off the flowers, some people with that problem grow
the white flowered varieties which the birds don't seem to like as much as
the red flowers.
It's too dry, you aren't watering the plants enough and as they like it
humid you should also spray the plants copiously with water each evening,
that helps fruit set too.

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Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.