Week 15 – 21.07.07 Harvest & Pests Report

Posted on 21. Jul, 2007 by Tracey in Pests, Veg Plot

This week I will mostly be Harvesting:-

Spring greens,
Carrots,
Spring onions,
New potatoes,
Leaf Beat,
Peas.

Pest & Diseases in the past week:-

Cabbage – White Rust/Blister
What is it? – White powdery patches on cabbage leaves usually on the edges. This can be spread by overcrowding and damp periods.
Solution: According to RHS remove and dispose of infected material in my case the leaves, do not compost. My cabbages only have the heads left on them now, I have to remove nearly every leaf as the hite rust had spread eveywhere in the wet conditions.

Slugs – on veggy plot
Only 1 big fat slug hiding under my cabbage this week.

Powdery Mildew – on my peas
What is it? – A blotching of white patches on leaves.
Solution: According to the RHS make sure you apply mulch and water the roots to prevent drying out. Prune out infected areas.

Week 15 vegetable plot progress pictures