In article m,
Peter James wrote:
~Brian~ wrote:

I seem to be losing an extraordinary amount of flowers from my plants this
year. I would expect some to drop with high winds, but these just seem to be
dropping off for no apparent reason (that I can see).
Has anyone any idea what could be causing this?? appreciate any advice!

I've always understood that spraying runner beans with water helps the
flowers to set and to produce beans.

The RHS did an experiment, and it doesn't help much - not even as
much as daily watering.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.