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Something eating the runner bean flowers????

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vineweevil1

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Something eating the runner bean flowers????

« on: July 12, 2009, 08:58 »

My mom has some runners in pots on her patio. Something has been taking the flowers clean off. My first thought was snails but there isn't any sign of damage per se, the flowers have a little green stem then there is nothing, a clean break........any ideas?

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Re: Something eating the runner bean flowers????

« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2009, 09:03 »

Probably just dropping off as the bean has not "set". It's a pollination issue & often happens with the first flowers.

Try a very fine spray with water.

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JulieP

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Re: Something eating the runner bean flowers????

« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2009, 12:53 »

Or Sparrows - they decimated mine last year, I caught them sitting picking the flowers off

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