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Hamish

By Hamish

somerset, United Kingdom

sowed my leek seed had good germination, healthy plants transplanted ok, took, started to grow then devasted, eaten away. never known slugs & snails to bother with Leeks before, any Ideas anyone. ( not alone in this seems to be a problem right acroos this area of Somerset)




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I also have the same problem this year with my leaks.All papery and half dead with no thickness ocurring at the stems.
I dug a bit of a trench this time in order to have longer stems,and still used the dibber at the bottom of the trench.,I earthed them up,bit by bit and thought I had overdone it,causing this problem. They are quite close to where my blighted tomatoes were growing which I also thought could have been the problem.

I shall be very interested in replies you receive.

20 Oct, 2008

Sid
Sid
 

Hi Hamish, don't know if it's the same problem, but I've just yesterday written a blog on something called 'Leek Moth'. Have a read and see if the symptoms sound familier. :-) (Click on my avatar and then on the right hand green tap - Blogs - and it's the first one).

21 Oct, 2008

 

tks for replys, will check things out

21 Oct, 2008

 

Leek Moth seems to be the answer, !!//**** You're right its war.

21 Oct, 2008

Sid
Sid
 

lol x-D

21 Oct, 2008

 

this seems to be a serious problem, allottment buddies have contact with farmers who are finding large crops devastated. Leeks r going 2 b an expensive veg, I think.

21 Oct, 2008

Sid
Sid
 

Well there seems to be an insecticide available to commerical growers, but I wonder how effective it is as I tried spraying mine and it just rolled straight off the leaves. Organic farms will have a major problem on their hands I think....

22 Oct, 2008

 

Buy shares in fleece making companys. :-) seems a good idea hehe

22 Oct, 2008

Sid
Sid
 

Probably a good idea, Hamish!

I've just been looking at a Hemorocallis I've got growing right next to where my leeks were and there seems to be something tunneling inside the leaves - that's worrying....

23 Oct, 2008

How do I say thanks?

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