Think the broad beans have had it.

Wonder if it is this years odd weather. My broad beans have been heavily infested  with black fly but for the first time I am harvesting good Calabrese.

Cheers HH

Your broccoli looks great. My beans have pretty much had it too - they are so infested my spraying and squidging really isn't making too much of a dent in the population. And I'd rather save the other beans from certain death by blackfly now.

Yep, that is what we are doing. I have bought a catering pack of broad beans from the cash and carry, and we are concentrating on keeping the runners, and the French black fly clear.

Never known a year like it for black fly.
It seems there is always something to fight with in the garden.

Pulled up my broad beans today, not a single fully developed bean pod and a horrible sticky feel to them all - infested from top to bottom despite spraying, hosing and squidging.  They seem to have begun to stray across to the peas - never had them on peas before - and so sprayed heavily with soapy water.  Will keep a close eye on the climbing beans.

My broad beans have had flowers for what seems like ages, but not a single pot has set. No black fly or other pests, but no pods either 😧

I sowed my over winter variety last November, lucky I got a crop before they were 'painted' with blackflies! I pulled them all up over a fortnight ago and now blackflies are occupying my french beans and lots of others

Just out of curiously, what do you all do with the plants that you pull up if they're still covered in black fly?