Hi
Like a lot of people we lost all onions,garlic and shallots last year on the local allotments
Does this mean that we can or can`t sow them this year by moving them to another area or are we going to suffer the same this year i read that onion rot last for up to 20 years
a nother thing i read that you need certain condictions for this virus to kick in is this so
thanks for your help regards holltum
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I suffered with onion/leek moth infestation, is this what you mean by rot?
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Hi
No this was where the onions and shallots lost there roots and some just fell over as there roots rotted and most of them had a black type covering and the leafs died very early on my leeks where not affected thnks for the reply
regards holttum
No this was where the onions and shallots lost there roots and some just fell over as there roots rotted and most of them had a black type covering and the leafs died very early on my leeks where not affected thnks for the reply
regards holttum
Hello Holttum
We had a similar thing (it may have been the same) although the onions were large; we put it down to the very wet weather, they were just rotting in the ground.
We harvested them and tried to dry them out in the conservatory, but they just continued to rot, so I spent ages cutting them up and put them in the freezer. We were lucky enough to have a small chest freezer which works fine (replaced in kitchen by fridge freezer) so we put it in the shed and filled it with onions. We are still using them and they should see us through to next harvest.
Blimey, I'm going on a bit. Anyway, I don't think disease was our problem, just wet (if that is any help).
We had a similar thing (it may have been the same) although the onions were large; we put it down to the very wet weather, they were just rotting in the ground.
We harvested them and tried to dry them out in the conservatory, but they just continued to rot, so I spent ages cutting them up and put them in the freezer. We were lucky enough to have a small chest freezer which works fine (replaced in kitchen by fridge freezer) so we put it in the shed and filled it with onions. We are still using them and they should see us through to next harvest.
Blimey, I'm going on a bit. Anyway, I don't think disease was our problem, just wet (if that is any help).
I lost most of my onions last year as well. The patch they were in was under water for some time - we're very low lying and the water table reached the surface. As others have found, the roots just dropped off - no sign of rot (ie no white patches etc). I'm just going to put it down to overly wet soil and continue with a standard crop rotation except I'll juggle things so that winter crops are on slightly higher ground.
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you could try some in a raised bed with fresh topsoil/compost added (try freecycle for topsoil)it should keep them from getting waterlogged too. I have much more sucess in raised beds than direct in the soil. Mandy