Topic: a "white rot" that isn't "White Rot" ?

[OllieC]

Please tell me that such a things exists... I noticed that one of my groups of Shallots had keeled over, picked it up off the ground (it's roots gave no resistance) & found what looks like a white mycium in the attached soil. The roots attached to the base pretty much fell off when I put it under the tap (which I stupidly did before taking a piccie).

Bulbs are still firm, all the nearby garlic & Japanese Onions appears fine (lifted 2 days ago), and all the remaining Shallots seem fine.

I wonder if I should lift the rest of the Shallots now, even though it's a bit early... 3 more days of rain won't help things much.

So, is this that or is there a less evil rot that happens to be white?

[tim]

Sounds horribly like it!!

[OllieC]

Thanks Tim - it almost certainly must've come in on the shallots I bought from the allotment shop as the plot hadn't been used for a number of years... although it's possible it was there already. How miserable if it is.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Lift the rest and see what they're like. Don't grow alliums in that part of the plot.

[tim]

So far I've only had one bad one in the Garlic bed.