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We dug up some of our leeks today. Apart from the fact I was a tad late in sowing them so they were still a bit small ( will they grow anymore?) we noticed some little bugs On some of them , we have goggled them and they seem to be allium leaf miner pupae. Does anyone else agree and has anyone else had problems with them? Can we still eat the leeks ( obviously after thorough cleaning ! )
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S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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Depending on where you are, it'll either be allium leaf miner or leek moth larvae. You'll need to net your leeks in future, it's a pain.
They won't grow much now before spring, but you'll get some more growth then. Mine are still like grass, I put them in far too lateAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb. -
They were netted for a while when they first went in but normal net , would the debris netting be a better option ?S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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What d'ya class as normal net?
I use debris netting, but you'd need to sew the big black holes up
Voile or enviromesh would be bestest: the holes need to be smaller than a housefly could squeeze through holding its breathLast edited by Two_Sheds; 05-12-2010, 03:42 PM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Normal net is wilko's bog standard garden netting........ I think I have a large piece of voile in my material stash..... just needed to know how big the little blighters were.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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