Monday 11 June 2007

Week 24 - Bed EX6

After 5 weeks all of the plants are growing strong.

View of the brassica seedlings from above. They need to be thinned, so that each plant has more space to grow.

The arugula is growing well, but has many holes in the leaves caused by flee beetles. These tiny beetles can affect all of the brassica family plants, but only the arugula has been affected. Perhaps this is due to a natural higher susceptibility of this plant, turning it into a sacrificial crop, or it could be that the recent weather conditions have not suited the arugula and has weakened the plants.

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