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tim

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Pride before a fall??
« on: August 28, 2007, 18:28:20 »
SO pleased the other day that we have, hopefully, white rot free leeks.

Hoeing today I see - yes - RUST. You just can't win!!

 
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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2007, 10:08:53 »
eeeek! Can you get rust on leeks? mine seem nice for now...at least the colour, but there is always something...
I was horrified to see yesterday that my leek bed has turned into a  snail hotel! They are hiding inside the leeks themselves. I got the kids to pull them out and squash them (they love ghastly jobs like that) but is there a better way? Organically???
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tim

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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2007, 17:59:59 »
Nothing better than kids!

I've got the g/cs doing the brassica.
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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2007, 17:37:01 »
Quote from: antipodes on August 29, 2007, 10:08:53
eeeek! Can you get rust on leeks?

I didn't know you could avoid it ;D
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tim

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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2007, 20:02:21 »
Never had it before - this year it's been on the Garlic too.
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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2007, 20:14:51 »
Up to yet Tim none on mine;
 
 
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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2007, 06:53:17 »
I managed to decapitate a couple of leeks yesterday whilst hoeing.   :'(

No rust though.  ;D

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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2007, 08:31:47 »
That's what I thought, Richard - until I was hoeing!

Nice succession you have there.
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tim

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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2007, 08:56:50 »
Just seen that a cause can be excess N. I had recently fed with N.

And too humid. I had recently watered twice!
« Last Edit: September 01, 2007, 09:00:13 by tim »
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Re: Pride before a fall??
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2007, 09:00:38 »
Antipodes... getting the kids to pick them off and squash them is the best practice organic way for dealing with snails...
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