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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: rainie on July 20, 2009, 07:19

Title: Turnip leaves
Post by: rainie on July 20, 2009, 07:19

Who eats their turnip leaves? I think mine are past it for this year as are now full of holes, didnt realise butterflies liked them too, so werent netted.

Title: Re: Turnip leaves
Post by: gillie on July 20, 2009, 07:41

My turnip leaves are coarse and prickly!  I don't want to eat them.

I think you will find that the holes are caused by flea beetle, which run around on the soil and are not stopped by nets.

Cheers,

Gillie

Title: Re: Turnip leaves
Post by: agapanthus on July 20, 2009, 10:15

The leaves get hairy when a bit older. Try growing sprouting turnip tops....they are very quick to grow and taste delish!!

Title: Re: Turnip leaves
Post by: rainie on July 20, 2009, 11:00

Aah, now that makes sense, because my leaves are coarse and prickly too.
Thanks for the flea beetle tip.