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Swede Harvest and Pest and Disease
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Harvest Swede
Your swedes will be large enough for harvesting in early autumn. But if you leave them in the ground until the odd frost or two has got to them then they will taste much sweeter.


Swedes store well. Place them in a box with layers separated by sand or store them in a sack. Store them in a cool area out of light.

Pests and Diseases

Symptoms

Aphids Curled leaves and wisted stems with lots of green black or bluish insects on the leaves and stems
Gall Weevil White maggots appear from the top part of the roots
Downy Mildew Grey patches of mildew will appear with the leaves wilting
Slugs and Snails The leaves will have holes in them and you may well notice the typical slimy trail of these pests
Flea Beetle These normally go for the young seedlings of the will leave round holes.
Wireworms Small tunnels through the roots.
Club Root Disease The leaves will droop and the roots will be distorted.

 

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