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30 Dec 14, Jennifer (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Hi there, I've got white powdery splotches growing all over my rocket. It's spread through it but hasn't infected any other leaves in my mesclun mix. It doesn't come through the leaf and grows on the underneath. I haven't noticed it turning in to any other sort of bug. Can you tell me what it is?

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24 Apr 11, Mustang (Australia - temperate climate)

I put some of that white netting over my veggies to keep the white butterflies off. Also i check under the leaves to make sure ther are no caterpillars.

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25 Apr 11, shelley (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi we had the same trouble with the small flies so we went to Bunnings and bought a fruit fly trap it was around $10.00 and hung it from our bean trellis and it works a treat, no more flies and we are happy to not have had to spray our vegie patch with chemicals. We did try a homemade non-chemical treatment but unfortunately it didn't work and burnt a few of the leaves.

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26 Aug 11, Peter B (Australia - temperate climate)

I've got Rocket growing nicely in a large raised wicking garden bed but I have staqrted to see lots of yellowing leaves mainly around the base of the plants - anyone know why this might be? Too wet, dry, sunny, not enough food? I have been feeding with soluble fertiliser every 2 weeks. Maybe it's normal - It's my first veggie garden so not sure.

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01 Jan 12, Jacqui (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have the same problem, did you find a solution??

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02 Feb 12, Peter B (Australia - temperate climate)

Sorry Jacqui, no solution, I just resow in an propagator (you know the Yates seed tray with the clear lid) every couple of weeks and replace them as they go off. hot weather sends them to flower but the next batch is ready to go seems the best solution, they grow very fast anyway. Cheers

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22 Oct 11, Grace Elliott (Australia - temperate climate)

I've never grown rocket before so didn't realise how quickly it grows. Mine has already started to flower so does that mean it is too old to eat?

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01 Oct 12, Linda (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

When the rocket starts going to seed, pick the seed heads and cook them in stir fries. The plant can grow very big by this method, producing more and more seed heads. We pick them when the flowers have just started to open. I don't like rocket in salads but it's excellent stir fried. In the cool regoin where I live, you can grow it all over winter like this. I do the same with various asian greens as well.

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30 Dec 11, Daisy Lee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have planted some rockets in my garden. It was growing very well. Suddenly I noticed that the leaves have white lumpy spots on the under side. I dare not eat them. Can you please advise me what to do and what causes the white spots. Thank you.

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06 Aug 12, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Those white lumpy spots are probably butterfly eggs, after they hatch you will probably start having a caterpillar infestation.

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