gall midge

Community Community Garden Problems Pests Brassicas gall midge

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charles
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It sounds like gall midge which also likes swedes. Your kale should regrow but with multiple stems. Yes, a cover is the remedy but it has happened now and I have found they are mainly active in June, less after that. I did not cover mine, wish I had, some years you don’t see any damage.

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