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Actually a study of the effect of spraying with water in the evenings
was thought (not absolutely conclusive) to be beneficial. The logic
being that the evaporation of the water cooled the beans thus helping
the beans set. In the wild beans grow where there are chilly nights

And often, moisture-laden atmosphere.

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