Leek moth

mashauk · « **on:** September 27, 2008, 22:25 »

Does anyone have experience of this?

farmersue · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2008, 19:38 »

Sadly yes. Nearly lost all my leeks. They all started looking a bit tatty, then a week later they started rotting away inside and collapsing. I asked someone on the site, and they said nearly everyone's leeks had them, and apparently it happens every year. I wanted to be organic but i had to hit them with chemicals. I was advised to give them a drastic 'haircut' and spray them, then repeat a week later. It seemed to do the trick although i still lost a few. I used Bug Clear. I was very upset. :cry:

mashauk · « **Reply #2 on:** September 29, 2008, 22:18 »

Thanks for that. I won't spray them but have since found out that covering them in fleece may help protect them, so I'll try that next year, very upset as leeks are probably my favourite veg and I was so looking forward to them :cry:

farmersue · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2008, 09:48 »

Me too. Every book i read said leeks were easy to grow and generally pest and trouble free!

new_2_veg · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2008, 10:02 »

mine where doing well at the lottie but think ive lost them now too, gutted first year at the lottie and i did better at home :cry:

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