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Eating leaves of my spinach and beetroot
Jacqueline65
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I have lots of holes in my spinach and beetroot leaves, I have checked for slugs,cabbage white butterfly but cannot see anything. I have netting over my raised bed too,please help new gardener
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Are they tiny holes? There's a small insect called flea beetle which attacks my leafy veg and makes little holes all over. They're still edible but not very pretty... The flea beetle leaps off when you approach (hence the name) which could be why you haven't seen anything. If that's the culprit you need to have very fine mesh netting over your bed (like Enviromesh or Wondermesh) right from the time you sow your seeds. You can also use sticky traps round your veg to catch the beetles when they jump.