Author Topic: Radish and Mustard Leaf Attacked (Read 3134 times)

MarthaMad · « **on:** May 04, 2005, 09:41:25 »

My Radishes (Falaboyant) and Mustard Leaf have been attacked by something.

There are no signs of little vermin on them, but they have small holes (pin sized) through the leaves... the radishes themselves have similar holes.

What should i do? Any ideas on what they could be?

Svea · « **Reply #1 on:** May 04, 2005, 11:04:58 »

baby slugs were the culprits with mine, that and ants.
keep well watered and use slug stuff - you know, whatever you wanna use. i use pellets for the little blighters.

svea

tim · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2005, 11:30:04 »

No - flea beetle. Read back & you'll see the need for fleece from day one.

MarthaMad · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2005, 13:35:24 »

Thanks for that!

Would the flea beetle like my mustard too?

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2005, 16:14:13 »

Mustard, rocket, radish, pak choi and other oriental greens. In fact, I spotted them leaping off my caulis today! >:(

MarthaMad · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2005, 17:19:11 »

Wow... they must hop alot... my mustard is nowhere near my radishes... ;D

wardy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 05, 2005, 10:17:06 »

They were on my peas yesterday, and I've got the tell tale holes in radishes (which are fleeced) and psb :(

MarthaMad · « **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2005, 13:01:22 »

I think my radishes had a combination of both the flea beatle and slug.... When i pulled a few of them up they had baby slugs attached....

Svea · « **Reply #8 on:** May 06, 2005, 13:59:29 »

yes, since putting pellets down, the slug damage has dramatically decreased. i dont think i have any flee beetle, myself.... i looked and looked.

tim · « **Reply #9 on:** May 06, 2005, 16:09:35 »

I'll lay a bet that this is flea beetle.

Svea · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2005, 16:38:47 »

ah, well i dont suffer from that. :)
luckily

wardy · « **Reply #11 on:** May 06, 2005, 16:51:38 »

Tim I've got it on my salad leaves but I fleeced them so do you think they must have been in there to start with? there's not much you can do about that is there?

tim · « **Reply #12 on:** May 07, 2005, 07:38:12 »

Don't know - if you fleeced after they germinated, then possibly.

I would give them a good gentle brushing, replace the fleece & hope?

70fingers · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2005, 18:44:24 »

Same problem on our lottie - they're gorging themselves mostly on the radishes but that's probably because the rest hasn't come up yet so they'll no doubt move on for seconds...

Another lottie holder said the only way you can keep the blighters off is with the finest possible grade mesh (Eco-mesh?). She did also say that they probably won't kill the plants, just make them look decidedly less than show standard :)

tim · « **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2005, 19:13:37 »

They can kill.

And yes, fleece or the fine Environmesh.

Marianne · « **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2005, 20:29:00 »

All this reading of radish and lettuce damage is frightening as my radishes are coming up lovely in the mini greenhouse and I haven't covered them at all !!! I will check them out tomorrow but they do look very healthy !

If anyone knows. do radishes grow under or above ground?

??? ::) ;)

tim · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2005, 06:22:03 »

They usually sit on top like beet etc.

Marianne · « **Reply #17 on:** May 09, 2005, 09:40:30 »

Thank you Tim ;D

wardy · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2005, 10:57:34 »

Tim I fleeced immediately after showing. It's just nibbled leaves at the moment I hope.

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Author Topic: Radish and Mustard Leaf Attacked (Read 3134 times)