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SWEDE QUICK INDEX
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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
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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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