tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post3101305086660297203..comments2024-02-27T15:19:59.496-08:00Comments on Backyard Farming: Chard Hit HardMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169799115572882024noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-42905585258671933312015-06-21T21:29:50.869-07:002015-06-21T21:29:50.869-07:00You don't have to remove leaves. I just wipe/s...You don't have to remove leaves. I just wipe/squash the eggs off with my fingertip, and squeeze all the brown "tracks" on the leaves with my fingers. You get a satisfying squish feeling when you kill a worm in the leaf. Last year, I did this maybe 3-4 times over 2-3 weeks after I figured out what they were, and after that, the problem mostly went away. The eggs were mostly on the larger smooth leaves. Very few on the smaller, or more wrinkly leaves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-32652386554799292432015-05-08T08:55:00.446-07:002015-05-08T08:55:00.446-07:00Ditto to the previous post! I finally know what is...Ditto to the previous post! I finally know what is attacking my plants and now I know what to search for. I thought slugs were going to town on my chard. This will avoid my eating the little gross eggs And maggots also! ICK!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10701428997992529026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-41496059061730410852015-05-08T08:51:18.311-07:002015-05-08T08:51:18.311-07:00Thanks! I'm so gonna try this!Thanks! I'm so gonna try this!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10701428997992529026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-34740158113227720682013-07-19T11:36:14.482-07:002013-07-19T11:36:14.482-07:00Thanks so much for this post; I just couldn't ...Thanks so much for this post; I just couldn't figure out what the heck was going on with my chard and beet greens. It's all clear now! I removed leaves already infested with larvae, then have been going back to the plants every few days and gently removing any new eggs from the leaves with a piece of Scotch tape. Before they hatch. Totally impractical for large-scale garden, but for our small patch (six Swiss chard plants and ~30 beets), it has been working really well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-89346213733021698182013-05-10T19:55:01.168-07:002013-05-10T19:55:01.168-07:00The best leaf miner solution I have found for swis...The best leaf miner solution I have found for swiss chard, spinach and beat greens is old fashioned fly paper. I weave the fly paper in an around the leaves and over a few days it becomes filled with the little black leaf miner flies and the degree of infestation of the leaves with larvae decreases by 90% or so. The fly paper lasts a long time and is non toxic, doesn't catch bees, etc. Not good for a real big garden but for growing these veggies in pots and boxes it works great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-30730340628686027242012-05-27T12:56:35.469-07:002012-05-27T12:56:35.469-07:00Okay, I am so glad I found this post. Today we pic...Okay, I am so glad I found this post. Today we picked a huge pile of beautiful chard from our garden, I started washing it (I soak it to let the grit fall to the bottom of the sink) and in the first three rinse//soaks I kept seeing these little worms. I did TWO more soaks with vinegar, and still worms! I thought something is not right, so I rinsed each piece by hand. Then I went to chop up the chard. SOMETHING made me pick up a leaf, and I saw this little bump under the leaf membrane, I squeezed it and OUT POPS ANOTHER WORM!! I was so grossed out! So I went and googled it and found this blog post! I am glad we did not eat that chard and glad I know what it is now. <br />My question is, are the olants we still have in the ground done for? Or can I slice off and continue growing new leaves safely from the roots? Also, if we compost the chard we had to throw out does that out the worms right back into the soil to start all over? And, does this worm thing affect other veggies the same way? should I be on the lookout in the rest of the garden?? Thanks!!Julie Kierashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468486248699926325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-52318591786627839722009-05-29T07:46:08.775-07:002009-05-29T07:46:08.775-07:00Thanks a lot Jennifer. Last night I dreamed that I...Thanks a lot Jennifer. Last night I dreamed that I was eating lettuce with worms in it.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169799115572882024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-24966864183795627602009-05-28T16:18:25.103-07:002009-05-28T16:18:25.103-07:00Hi, I'm new to your blog! I've had leaf miners on...Hi, I'm new to your blog! I've had leaf miners on my chard at every garden I've ever planted, regardless of whether there was a garden there before or not. (I first discovered them as I was eating some soup I have made with the chard...disgusting!) I have a feeling they must come in on the young plants when I buy them?? Not sure about that though. i have found though, that they tend do destroy the leaves in the beginning of the season, and then the plant kinda outgrows them. Hopefully you'll find that too.Ashley C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11700195450300443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-57086804490785951952009-05-28T13:22:06.892-07:002009-05-28T13:22:06.892-07:00Great article. I am checking my chard and spinach ...Great article. I am checking my chard and spinach tonight.Dale Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806698744292076677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-45706684381905795092009-05-28T12:13:58.934-07:002009-05-28T12:13:58.934-07:00Thanks so much for this info. I am growing swiss c...Thanks so much for this info. I am growing swiss chard for the first time this year and so far so good but I would freak out if I bit into a leaf that was infested. I'll try to examine mine more closely and keep an eye on them.Little Anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413503403619312098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-73960635806885048942009-05-28T11:59:51.367-07:002009-05-28T11:59:51.367-07:00I have never tried to grow Swiss Chard though it w...I have never tried to grow Swiss Chard though it was always in the grandma's garden. It is good to know about these little buggers so when I grown it I can look out for them.sweetlifeinthevalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327716939011312129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-90622345659679663402009-05-28T11:53:43.182-07:002009-05-28T11:53:43.182-07:00I don't remember, but I'm drudging up a story abou...I don't remember, but I'm drudging up a story about a region in India that is completely vegetarian. Researchers couldn't understand why they didn't have nutrient deficiencies (there are a lot of things found only in meat), until they found out that the people were getting nutrients from the insects that infected their plants and the maggots in their flour. They didn't know they were eating so many bugs, but it's hard to have a source of food around and not have something growing in it!<br /><br />I've only recently gotten used to the idea that I might have spider mite eggs all over my fingers. I'll take some time before getting around to accepting the fact that I'm eating them, too.Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-29510414487039343052009-05-28T10:41:28.021-07:002009-05-28T10:41:28.021-07:00It is yucky, but I don't think there's any fear of...It is yucky, but I don't think there's any fear of eating the buggers unknowingly. The splotches they create are too noticeable.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17525034596178639693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-51991768800093542762009-05-28T10:07:31.288-07:002009-05-28T10:07:31.288-07:00Good to know Jennifer. I would rather learn this b...Good to know Jennifer. I would rather learn this by reading your post than find out by biting into a leaf full of worms.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169799115572882024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-37267295782940608152009-05-28T07:05:56.733-07:002009-05-28T07:05:56.733-07:00Ugh..that is just so gross. In particular because ...Ugh..that is just so gross. In particular because I'm now wondering if any of those nasty things ever wound up in our salads on the beet greens! <br /><br />Do they infect lettuce too?<br /><br />::shivers:: I had some a few places last year but I could see the trails they left in the leaves an cut that part of the leaf out, but only noticed it in things with single colored and fairly uniform leaves.<br /><br />Oh yes, I'm completely grossed out.ChristyACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.com