"sam" wrote in message
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I have found the following to be effective on my broad beans.Grub out the
blackfly on the affected plants, then go round the clean plants and rub
your grubby fingers gently on the stems.It seems to send a message to the
ants not to farm the aphids there. If you are squeamish wear a pair of
Marigold plastic gloves. This method is organic,it is free, and it is what
our forebears did.

our forbears did lots of things, most of which weren't a good idea.

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