Topic: too late for Broad beans?

[shirlton]

Our overwintering Broad beans didn't do so well cos we were late getting them in. Is there a  heavy cropping broad bean that we can put in now

[pippy]

I've set "The Sutton" dwarf variety in late May before and got a crop, but they do get blackfly in the summer.  Thompson and Morgan say you can plant them up to July so could be worth a try?

[delboy]

Am putting the Sutton in after my early spuds are done and dusted in early July.

Can there be any more blackfly?

They have covered my aquadulce claudias, epicure and violetta...

[Psi (Pronounced 'Si'!)]

same here in London - broad beans COVERED in black fly - 'orrid!

I am planning to put some BB's in on thursday by the way - worth a go?

[the_snail]

It is ok to plant broad beans now. If it was not ok I would still have a go. If it is worm and you can provide them with plenty of moisture they will grow like triffids  :)

TheSnail

[Justy]

I am going to sound a bit stupid now but do the blackfly do damage or is it just that they look horrible?  I have got some broadbeans that are in pots at the mo and I need to get planted out.

[daileg]

I am going to sound a bit stupid now but do the blackfly do damage or is it just that they look horrible?  I have got some broadbeans that are in pots at the mo and I need to get planted out.

they will suck the sap from the plant i think they look worse than they do damage one the plant has allmost grown pinch the tops off the discorages the blackfly or simply apply natural soap solution , or simply spray with water through a jet size stream wash em off

[the_snail]

Blackfly are a pain on broad beans. They sectrte a sticky sugar that sticks to the plants growing tips and it can stop them from growing as the plant cannot breath. They also transmit viruses.

I tend to use a hose and blast them off then spray with soft soap.

TheSnail

[Mr Smith]

There is a post on here somewhere about Blackfly and that is if you pull out the tops of the plants after five flowers have appeared you don't get any Blackfly, I followed this advice and Bobs ya uncle I ain't seen any but I have 'Chocolate spot' on some of my plants, you can't win, :)

[shirlton]

We just take the tips out at the first sign of blackfly

[Robert_Brenchley]

A lot depends on the bean variety. Aquadulce Claudia never seem to suffer much, but when I tried Cosso Violetto, they were black with them, and barely survived. I wouldn't grow them again.