Topic: Garlic crop wiped out by onion rot - any ideas?

[astraman1]

see if you have a local equine shop near you they have it for the horses i got 1kg for just over £5

[ancellsfarmer]

Reluctant to speak out but so far in 35 years of growing on 5 seperate sites( of which 2 have been in use for 80 plus years in the Public sector), this is one problem not encountered. Would the application of the time honoured dose of soot make this the reason. Do any of you use soot?; its thought to have fungicidal benefits , probably from the sulphurous content. However, its also probably toxic but never read of any adverse reports

[lottie lou]

More expensive but easier to source - Morrisons ethnic foods 65p per 100g packet

[Pescador]

Bought mine from Upper Farm Equestrian Ltd at £ 10.73 for a 3kg bag delivered.
As you need to apply 30g/sq.m, and maybe repeat, a decent quantity is normally required.

[busy_lizzie]

Thanks for the really helpful information. Very useful to know and worth a try. busy_lizzie

[davee65uk]

I lost all my onions earlier in the year as they were affected by Allium Leaf miner, I think. This also spoiled leek crops for the last two years.

So far so good with this year's leeks as I covered them until June and have covered them again with plastic cloches.

A number of other plots also have the same problem. The leaves grow all over the place like octopus' tentacles and then when you come to cook the veg. you find white maggots or brown pupa inside the flesh.

Anybody had this and how did they get round it ?

[Robert_Brenchley]

Is it caterpillars or maggots? I had onion fly, which has the effect you describe. Fleecing the plants while they were small got round it.

[George the Pigman]

I had both allium leaf miner and leek moth one season! I used Thiacloprid (Ultimate Bug Killer from Bayer) It stopped the problem in it's tracks and I had a reasonable crop over winter.