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Someone said recently to eat broad beans pod and all
On 2013-06-29 13:59:20 +0100, Baz said:
Jim S wrote in : On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 11:58:01 +0100 (BST), wrote: In article , Baz wrote: Broad beans are the only vegetable that I grow that don't get pests and diseases. Other than blackfly of course if they are sown in spring. I sow most of mine in autumn. I get the odd one or two with blackfly so I nip the tops off instead of eating them. The rest are fine. Oh, yes, they do. I lost most of my crop one year to rust; there are viruses that can affect them; and they fairly often get various root and stem rots. Yes, those rarely do more than kill a few plants and reduce the crop, but occasionally they can destroy one. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Chocolate spot used to decimate mine in Devon. Used to? Have you found a solution then? Baz Yes, he stopped being a Janner and became a Geordie! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Someone said recently to eat broad beans pod and all
On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:13:54 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-06-29 13:59:20 +0100, Baz said: Jim S wrote in : On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 11:58:01 +0100 (BST), wrote: In article , Baz wrote: Broad beans are the only vegetable that I grow that don't get pests and diseases. Other than blackfly of course if they are sown in spring. I sow most of mine in autumn. I get the odd one or two with blackfly so I nip the tops off instead of eating them. The rest are fine. Oh, yes, they do. I lost most of my crop one year to rust; there are viruses that can affect them; and they fairly often get various root and stem rots. Yes, those rarely do more than kill a few plants and reduce the crop, but occasionally they can destroy one. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Chocolate spot used to decimate mine in Devon. Used to? Have you found a solution then? Baz Yes, he stopped being a Janner and became a Geordie! ;-) I was always a Geordie, but out on loan. -- Jim S Tyneside UK www.jimscott.co.uk http://geordiecamii.wordpress.com http://geordiecam.wordpress.com/ |
Someone said recently to eat broad beans pod and all
On 2013-06-30 10:16:48 +0100, Jim S said:
On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:13:54 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-06-29 13:59:20 +0100, Baz said: Jim S wrote in : On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 11:58:01 +0100 (BST), wrote: In article , Baz wrote: Broad beans are the only vegetable that I grow that don't get pests and diseases. Other than blackfly of course if they are sown in spring. I sow most of mine in autumn. I get the odd one or two with blackfly so I nip the tops off instead of eating them. The rest are fine. Oh, yes, they do. I lost most of my crop one year to rust; there are viruses that can affect them; and they fairly often get various root and stem rots. Yes, those rarely do more than kill a few plants and reduce the crop, but occasionally they can destroy one. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Chocolate spot used to decimate mine in Devon. Used to? Have you found a solution then? Baz Yes, he stopped being a Janner and became a Geordie! ;-) I was always a Geordie, but out on loan. Ah, we didn't convert you then! ;-) My great-grandmother was a Devon maid who became a hinny. (I think that's right!) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Someone said recently to eat broad beans pod and all
On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:39:39 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-06-30 10:16:48 +0100, Jim S said: On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:13:54 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-06-29 13:59:20 +0100, Baz said: Jim S wrote in : On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 11:58:01 +0100 (BST), wrote: In article , Baz wrote: Broad beans are the only vegetable that I grow that don't get pests and diseases. Other than blackfly of course if they are sown in spring. I sow most of mine in autumn. I get the odd one or two with blackfly so I nip the tops off instead of eating them. The rest are fine. Oh, yes, they do. I lost most of my crop one year to rust; there are viruses that can affect them; and they fairly often get various root and stem rots. Yes, those rarely do more than kill a few plants and reduce the crop, but occasionally they can destroy one. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Chocolate spot used to decimate mine in Devon. Used to? Have you found a solution then? Baz Yes, he stopped being a Janner and became a Geordie! ;-) I was always a Geordie, but out on loan. Ah, we didn't convert you then! ;-) My great-grandmother was a Devon maid who became a hinny. (I think that's right!) Correct - pet :) 28 years in North Devon was obviously not long enough - but it does explain the chocolate spot in the damp climate. Oddly it's much drier up here, but I am on the East coast. -- Jim S Tyneside UK www.jimscott.co.uk http://geordiecamii.wordpress.com http://geordiecam.wordpress.com/ |
Someone said recently to eat broad beans pod and all
On 2013-06-30 12:45:18 +0100, Jim S said:
On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:39:39 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-06-30 10:16:48 +0100, Jim S said: On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:13:54 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-06-29 13:59:20 +0100, Baz said: Jim S wrote in : On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 11:58:01 +0100 (BST), wrote: In article , Baz wrote: Broad beans are the only vegetable that I grow that don't get pests and diseases. Other than blackfly of course if they are sown in spring. I sow most of mine in autumn. I get the odd one or two with blackfly so I nip the tops off instead of eating them. The rest are fine. Oh, yes, they do. I lost most of my crop one year to rust; there are viruses that can affect them; and they fairly often get various root and stem rots. Yes, those rarely do more than kill a few plants and reduce the crop, but occasionally they can destroy one. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Chocolate spot used to decimate mine in Devon. Used to? Have you found a solution then? Baz Yes, he stopped being a Janner and became a Geordie! ;-) I was always a Geordie, but out on loan. Ah, we didn't convert you then! ;-) My great-grandmother was a Devon maid who became a hinny. (I think that's right!) Correct - pet :) 28 years in North Devon was obviously not long enough - but it does explain the chocolate spot in the damp climate. Oddly it's much drier up here, but I am on the East coast. Ah, that's quite nostalgic to be called 'pet' again! My grandfather was born in South Shields but I have no more precise location than that. As to wet Devon, I sometimes think it defines the "green and pleasant land", or at least explains it! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Someone said recently to eat broad beans pod and all
In article ,
Sacha wrote: Yes, he stopped being a Janner and became a Geordie! ;-) I was always a Geordie, but out on loan. Ah, we didn't convert you then! ;-) My great-grandmother was a Devon maid who became a hinny. (I think that's right!) Correct - pet :) 28 years in North Devon was obviously not long enough - but it does explain the chocolate spot in the damp climate. Oddly it's much drier up here, but I am on the East coast. Ah, that's quite nostalgic to be called 'pet' again! My grandfather was born in South Shields but I have no more precise location than that. As to wet Devon, I sometimes think it defines the "green and pleasant land", or at least explains it! Yes, indeed, m' love! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Someone said recently to eat broad beans pod and all
On 2013-06-30 16:24:48 +0100, said:
In article , Sacha wrote: Yes, he stopped being a Janner and became a Geordie! ;-) I was always a Geordie, but out on loan. Ah, we didn't convert you then! ;-) My great-grandmother was a Devon maid who became a hinny. (I think that's right!) Correct - pet :) 28 years in North Devon was obviously not long enough - but it does explain the chocolate spot in the damp climate. Oddly it's much drier up here, but I am on the East coast. Ah, that's quite nostalgic to be called 'pet' again! My grandfather was born in South Shields but I have no more precise location than that. As to wet Devon, I sometimes think it defines the "green and pleasant land", or at least explains it! Yes, indeed, m' love! Regards, Nick Maclaren. I'll be blushing d'reckly! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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