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Title: Beetroot leaves going brown and papery
Post by: Georgie on August 17, 2007, 20:49:06

The plants are still young and it isn't sun scorch. Is it leaf miner? The same thing has happened to my Chenopodium giganteum (tree spinach). :( I've picked off all the affected leaves but I fear I've lost the tree spinach. :'(

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Title: Re: Beetroot leaves going brown and papery
Post by: cleo on August 17, 2007, 21:03:08

It sound s like beet miner to me.

Title: Re: Beetroot leaves going brown and papery
Post by: Georgie on August 17, 2007, 21:04:31

Thought so. :(

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Title: Re: Beetroot leaves going brown and papery
Post by: MrsKP on August 26, 2007, 08:18:11

Sounds like wot i had last year georgie. I just cut the affected leaves off, pretended i never saw them and got a reasonable crop.

don't seem to have been so affected this year.

Title: Re: Beetroot leaves going brown and papery
Post by: saddad on August 27, 2007, 21:54:47

Something very similar on my parsnips but they are adjoining my leaf beet!
??? ::)

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