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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Who knows anything about fava beans? I’m thinking a lack of pollinators is the problem.


16 posted on 01/11/2020 11:01:38 AM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: gundog; Ellendra

Ellendra! Your vast Bean knowledge is needed over here!


27 posted on 01/11/2020 1:13:00 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: gundog

Fava beans, like most legumes, are automatically self-pollinating. It would be very surprising if the lack of pollinators was a problem.

Can I ask how you’re growing them? What, exactly, did they do that led you to suspect poor pollination? What time of year did you plant? What were the temperatures like during the time they flowered? Did other legumes nearby suffer the same problems?


39 posted on 01/12/2020 8:46:58 AM PST by Ellendra (A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
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