first, in a few years HOAs & their boards will stop being populated with little Hitlers and take the sticks out of their posteriors when they realize that the boring landscapes they want waste money and people vote in front-yard veggie gardens. [/rant]

Next, MM is, IMHO, not sufficient in nutrients the first year. The leaf foto and the necrosis on the lvs are not from bugs. It may be because you sprayed in the day and the leaves burned or the lvs croaked due to lack of nutrition. Either way I had trouble when I lived in Puget Sound area and I suspect the soil and maybe moisture in air is causing a fungal issue that the plants will fight off when they get big enough and get going when the sun comes out for good there. In the meantime I'd squirt with a liquid fertilizer with a decently high first number in the analysis.

Dan

Thank you for your reply Dan - it's been very wet here and a fungal problem makes sense. Hopefully the sun will come out soon to help things along.

Bel

Bel, check out my latest blog and see if your spinach looks like mine. Also, look on the bottom sides of some of the leaves and see if there are tiny white eggs.

Granny

Here is a link that might be useful: Leaf Miners in Spinach