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Title: Broad beans or Lack of
Post by: GRACELAND on June 12, 2007, 17:44:09

Broad Beans ,

A pal of Mine has just been picking them pods were big ,but were empty !!

Why ???

Any reason;s why

Were well watered and ground was ok ??

???

Title: Re: Broad beans or Lack of
Post by: saddad on June 12, 2007, 18:48:29

Lack of pollination?... sometimes one or two beans haven't developed but not a whole pod. Would have thought the pod would drop if not set...
:-\

Title: Re: Broad beans or Lack of
Post by: GRACELAND on June 12, 2007, 18:53:06

There was one or two beans in a pod but thats about all one row was like this the other row was better but still not full of beans !

Title: Re: Broad beans or Lack of
Post by: saddad on June 12, 2007, 19:12:20

Sounds like a pollination problem then...
:(

Title: Re: Broad beans or Lack of
Post by: GRACELAND on June 12, 2007, 19:58:16

Thanks for that ,Will tell my pal he needs more Bees ;D

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