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Old 26-05-2007, 12:13 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Broad Beans and Blackfly


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"White Van Man" writes:
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| Has anyone got a natural Blackfly deterrent spray or mix they use to reduce
| the little buggers?
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| Broad Beans look like a war zone at the mo.

Horticultural liquid soap (e.g. Savona), available from Green Gardener,
Tuckers etc.

Diluted washing up liquid with a squirt of methylated spirit.

In both cases, you can spray the plants until they are soaked, and do
it several times a week with no major harm.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.