Overwatered beetroot
Identifying Features[]
Leaves show blotchy, moist extremities. ... or is that a picture of the dreaded leaf miner? Check underneath for clusters of small white eggs < 1mm long but thin. The egg cases often hang on after the larva has set off on its trail of destruction. Plenty of guidance elsewhere on treatment.
Treatment[]
Cut back on the watering. Give the leaves a chance to repair, if they remain in poor state remove them.
Prevention[]
Only water in very dry weather.
| Beet troubles |
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|---|---|
| Beetroot · Perpetual spinach | |
| Adverse conditions | Boron deficiency · Frost · Overwatering |
| Diseases | Bacterial blight (beet) · Beet cercospora disease · Beet curly top virus · Beet leaf curl virus · Beet necrotic yellow vein virus · Common scab · Fusarium wilt · Powdery mildew · Rhizoctonia solani · Rust · Southern blight |
| Pests | Cabbage Moth · Mangold fly · Swift moth |