Mike Lyle wrote:
Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article ,
"Griff" writes:

This year the first 2 - 3ft of flowers on my runner beans have
dropped off without any beans having formed?

Anyone have any suggestions as how to prevent this happening.

Water them regularly.

Yes, it's because of the dry weather.

[snip]

The best
medicine is lots of moisture-retentive stuff in the bottom of the
trench before planting, and avoid having heat-waves afterwards.


I was also instructed by my gardening book to put grass clippings around
the base of the plants as a mulch. This plus watering, and my beans
seem to be setting fine.

Rhiannon