Silverbeet

Posted by Steve on March 25, 2007, 8:49 pm

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hi all.

i grow a bit of silverbeet and get good crops until............... the brown
spot stars all over the leaves, what is this?

steve

Posted by Jonno on March 26, 2007, 6:12 am

Steve wrote:

  i grow a bit of silverbeet and get good crops until............... the
brown
  spot stars all over the leaves, what is this?

  steve

     Silverbeet leaf spot

                     SILVER BEET
  V E G E TA B L E

                     Seedlings die; leaves develop spots; roots and
stems rot.
  SYMPTOMS

                     Air temperatures higher than 15° C encourage rotting.
        SEASON

                     LEAF AND STEM ROT
           PEST

                     Fungus; can be seed borne: rotate crops and fertilise
    COMMENT
                     well; avoid over-watering.

Posted by 0tterbot on March 30, 2007, 7:25 am

i actually didn't know silverbeet got diseases ;-)
are you rotating all your vegetable families round the garden?
kylie

Posted by Jack on March 30, 2007, 9:02 pm

0tterbot wrote:

Rotary hoeing would do it?

Posted by Steve on March 30, 2007, 9:10 pm