Wot, no beans!
I was interested to read in the letters page of my daily newspaper today
that this year, runner beans are flowering but not setting beans. That has been the case with the correspondent and his friends in different parts of the country. Earlier this year all my runner beans were systematically beheaded, one after the other, before they even had a chance of starting to climb the bean poles and flower. At first, I suspected our three resident wood pigeons, but on reflection thought that they would have eaten the plants and not left them lying beside the stalks. Undaunted, I sowed a fresh crop. However, they too went the same way. After some detective work, I found that snails were the culprits, and what a lot I've got! MikeCT |
Wot, no beans!
"MikeCT" wrote in message ... :I was interested to read in the letters page of my daily newspaper today : that this year, runner beans are flowering but not setting beans. That has : been the case with the correspondent and his friends in different parts of : the country. Earlier this year all my runner beans were systematically : beheaded, one after the other, before they even had a chance of starting to : climb the bean poles and flower. At first, I suspected our three resident : wood pigeons, but on reflection thought that they would have eaten the : plants and not left them lying beside the stalks. Undaunted, I sowed a fresh : crop. However, they too went the same way. After some detective work, I : found that snails were the culprits, and what a lot I've got! : : MikeCT : I would not think of planting anything of that nature without putting a few slug pellets around. Beans are well in excess here, if you lived locally you could have a carrier bag full too www.rraa.moonfruit.com |
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