RT@ant386 @qikipedia: Longest carrot update via @craigglenday The world record (since 2007) now stands at 5.841 m (19 ft 1.96 in)
267 days ago
Jan is walking the Humber Bridge on Saturday 4 the sick children's trust http://t.co/jRKawWW A great effort as scared of heights!
281 days ago
RT @yougrowgirl: My bike basket. Always overflowing: Agave pups, hellebore, elderberries, gleanings from my community garden plot http:/ ...
281 days ago
@fioriflorist thank you too for he ff - last week!
281 days ago
Holes in broad bean leaves are often the result of thrip damage.
holes-in-broadbean-shoot
The thrips get right into the growing centre & the thrip larvae damage the minute, developing leaves. As these leaves grow, they are distorted & the damaged part of the leaf becomes a hole - which gets bigger as the leaf grows.
holes-in-broadbean-leaf
This gives the impression that something is eating the leaf now - but the hole was made when the thrip was damaging the growing centre where the leaf was forming. Sometimes the leaves around the growing centre have black bits round the edges, almost like they have been burnt.
growing-tip-thrip-damage
Thrips normally damage more than one plant. Blackfly will start a colony on one broad bean plant, but blackfly do not make holes & they would be easy to see on the growing tip of the broad bean plant.
So, holes on broad bean leaves are usually due to thrips.
Holes in broad bean leaves are often the result of thrip damage.
holes-in-broadbean-shoot
The thrips get right into the growing centre & the thrip larvae damage the minute, developing leaves. As these leaves grow, they are distorted & the damaged part of the leaf becomes a hole - which gets bigger as the leaf grows.
holes-in-broadbean-leaf
This gives the impression that something is eating the leaf now - but the hole was made when the thrip was damaging the growing centre where the leaf was forming. Sometimes the leaves around the growing centre have black bits round the edges, almost like they have been burnt.
growing-tip-thrip-damage
Thrips normally damage more than one plant.
Blackfly will start a colony on one broad bean plant, but blackfly do not make holes & they would be easy to see on the growing tip of the broad bean plant.
So, holes on broad bean leaves are usually due to thrips.