On Fri, 6 May 2005 15:57:44 +0000 (UTC), "Roger Hembury"
wrote:

Just had a quick check of my runner beans and found a couple of mole hills
in among the canes.

May be a really dumb question but would a mole eat runner bean roots?


No, but what it might do is burrow around the roots and leave them
dangling in mid air.
This isn't a big problem once the beans are established, but right now
it could knock them back a bit.
I had the exact same problem last year and found that pushing a hand
into the soil around the roots every now and again ensures the roots
maintain contact with the soil.
I had as fine a crop of beans as I've ever had.

Regards,



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