Holes in Spinach leaves

May 08, 2006 3 Replies

In my garden, I have a row of spinach that has holes in the leaves, like small bugs or something are eating them , and the spinach is not doing well.



I also have lettuce, which is perfectly healthy with no holes, radishes with greens that have no holes, and turnips -- no holes in the greens..... Also cantalope is vining out, and the leaves are OK there too.



Just the spinach has problems.....



So does anyone have a suggestion as to what likes to eat spinach but not other green, leafy stuff ?


Andy in Eureka, Texas



( Please don't say I have Popeye bugs :>)))) )



Sounds like earwigs. . .But it could be Popeye bugs;-)

Sorry, I couldn't help myself;-)

Myrl Jeffcoat

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Could be slugs, too. As to why they're not attacking other leafy things, is your mulch different around various plants? Mulch is a quandary. You need it to keep the soil moist, but the slugs love living under it, too. Finally, the slugs may have your other stuff on their shopping list next. :-(

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