{"id":83655,"date":"2018-03-24T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-leeks-and-outwit-the-allium-leaf-miner-fly-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2018-03-24T18:02:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T11:02:47","slug":"how-to-grow-leeks-and-outwit-the-allium-leaf-miner-fly-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-leeks-and-outwit-the-allium-leaf-miner-fly-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to grow leeks \u2013 and outwit the allium leaf miner fly | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOur gardening expert on how to beat this pesky pestIt is stubbornness on my part, but I refuse to give up leeks. The allium leaf miner is a pesky thing that has taken up residence around here and likes to shred anything in the allium family, though it seems especially partial to garlic, leeks and bulbing onions.I\u2019ve given up on onions, but I can\u2019t bring myself to give up leeks and garlic. I cover everything I grow with fine mesh netting from March onwards. The leaf miner lays its eggs in two periods, March-April, then that lot hatch and lay eggs in October and November, making overwintering leeks very vulnerable. It\u2019s tiny, only 3mm long, and thus often finds cracks and holes to make its way to its progeny\u2019s favourite dinner. Garlic can soldier on, but I find the leeks are often in tatters and then rot over the winter. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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