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This is my first successful (?) year of growing sprouts - but boy are they mucky!
Any ideas what it is?
Any ideas what it is?
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Suzie -
I woild suggest aphids. Get rid of them quick or you won't be able to use the sprouts.Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet -
Take the worse affected leaves off . Last year we gave the sprouts a reet good haircut and they improved no end.S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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Give them a wash with a pressure sprayer filled with plain water. Looks like aphids. Would have thought caterpillar frass but no holes apparent in the leaves.Comment
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aphids excretions are sweet and sugary and turn to black mould. Can't really see from your pic if that is your problem.Last edited by Aberdeenplotter; 08-09-2012, 09:32 PM.Comment
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Black mould describes it well APaka
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wash it off with a soft sponge. A little fairy washing up liquid won't do any harm but it will sort out any remaining aphids. Cheaper versions don't seem to work as well.Comment
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