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Pests Eating my spinach

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Migereco starts with ...
I have a beautiful flourishing spinach plant that I find is getting eaten by something...all leaves have holes in them and a lot of the leaves are stripped eaten bare...I don't know what to do...is there a natural way for me to keep the pests away?
Thankyou...I'm in the south gold coast
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29th December 2016 8:10pm
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Julie says...
It's difficult to recommend anything if you don't know what the pest is. There are different treatments for different pests. Try going out at night with a torch - you might find the culprits!

My basil is being eaten, I suspect by grasshoppers. It's possible they could be eating your spinach, but that's just a guess.
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31st December 2016 10:42pm
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Figbarron says...
Hie Migereco that sounds a lot like white cabbage butterfly caterpillars. The white cabbage butterflies lay their eggs on the leaves, they hatch and green caterpillars start eating your leaves. I had the same issue before and the best way to control it organically is by using mosquito net or a net with very fine aperture like lace curtain. Spotlight usually has maerial similar to mosquito netting at discount prices..about $1.50 for a 2m x 1m sheet. Its a cheap and worthy investment :)

The other way to do it is by using Yates veggie dust. I got great results with both methods. Good luck to you.
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6th January 2017 4:50pm
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