Some of my leeks have yellow spots should I
1. Ignore it
2. Cut off affected leaves
3. Dig up and eat the affect plants
Have you trimmed the leaves?
It might help if you posted a picture of the spots.
Some pictures would definitely help, but ...
Are these spots on the top, bottom, both or through the leaf.
My thoughts are rust.
They are on the top of the leaves, and rust sounds like a good description to me. Seems odd because I have never grown leeks before and so not sure where the infaction is coming from.
Did a quick google and the wisdom seems to say more potash and less nitrogen.
Digeroo I don't know what it is but if it gets worse I'd take the affected leaves off and then keep an eye on them. If it continues I'd lift and use them.
Many thanks I will get out the scissors and cut it all off.
There was a thread on this a couple of weeks ago, the advise was take off the affected leaves and burn then feed with tommie feed. :-\ ;D ;D ;D
Have a look down the centre of the leaves the Leek moth may be to blame here
I have had some that had rust, which is what yours sounds like. If that is your leeks problem, I just harvested them, peeled the outer leaves and ate them. Smaller leeks are better than no leeks at all.........
our leeks have developed some rust, I was told to pull off/cut off the diseased leaves so have done that and mulched them up, hopefully they will last a few more weeks ;D
Quote from: manicscousers on November 02, 2009, 19:34:13
our leeks have developed some rust, I was told to pull off/cut off the diseased leaves so have done that and mulched them up, hopefully they will last a few more weeks ;D
How much is 'some rust'? You don't need to worry unless there's masses of it.
a few of them were really bad, I've pulled the 'gone to seed' ones and left the others, going to make leek and potato soup tomorrow