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Old 26-07-2010, 06:02 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Jill Bell[_3_] Jill Bell[_3_] is offline
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Default Bloody blackfly!
On 26/07/2010 10:32, wrote:
Jill wrote:
So, what is the real solution?
Grow nasturtiums nearby - they're covered in blackfly, but the runner
beans are clean - tho by next week they'll probably be covered too!!!

Oddly, this year my nasturtiums appear unaffected. :-(
And I've never been entirely convinced that nasturtiums work as a
sacrificial plant and don't just bring the damned things in more.

They're probably acting as a breeding ground - and the next thing will
be the cabbage white caterpillars! But at the moment, they look very
colourful:-)

Jill
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