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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Mrs Ava on June 30, 2004, 13:04:42

Title: Runner beans.....
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 30, 2004, 13:04:42

...are covered in flowers, but the peach coloured runners are smothered in black fly!  As I can jet them off with the hose as we have no water, can I spray them with something?  And if I don't, will I get any beans or will they be yucky and deformed??

Title: Re:Runner beans.....
Post by: derbex on June 30, 2004, 13:19:42

Soft soap gets rid of them, although you might have to keep doing it, from other threads I think you can also use pure soap flakes, but, from experience, don't use washing up liquid. All of these are diluted in water.

Jeremy

Title: Re:Runner beans.....
Post by: Doris_Pinks on June 30, 2004, 13:29:27

Next year try growing nastutiums in front of them EJ, I find they prefer them to the beans! Could always do the hand squishing method, but a bit time consuming!

Title: Re:Runner beans.....
Post by: adrianhumph on June 30, 2004, 14:51:43

Hi All :D
           Emma ,  Go to Tesco & buy Grannys Original Soap Flakes for £1.25p a box .
 Dissolve  2 teaspoons in a cup of hot water, then make this up to a litre with cold water, and spray the little b****s :o .this worked well for me and my beans were covered in them.
                                                  Adrian.

Title: Re:Runner beans.....
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 30, 2004, 18:12:42

Thanks all, I am off to the shops tomorrow so I shall pick up some soap flakes and give it a whirl.  

I will have to try that Doris - must make a note to get some seeds.  I guess I could plant them around my broadies also.