Pride before a fall??

[tim]

SO pleased the other day that we have, hopefully, white rot free leeks.

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

[tim]

[antipodes]

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???

[tim]

Nothing better than kids!

I've got the g/cs doing the brassica.

[Barnowl]

eeeek! Can you get rust on leeks?

I didn't know you could avoid it ;D

[tim]

Never had it before - this year it's been on the Garlic too.

[RSJK]

Up to yet Tim none on mine;

[MrsKP]

I managed to decapitate a couple of leeks yesterday whilst hoeing.   :'(

No rust though.  ;D

[tim]

That's what I thought, Richard - until I was hoeing!

Nice succession you have there.

[tim]

Just seen that a cause can be excess N. I had recently fed with N.

And too humid. I had recently watered twice!

[saddad]

Antipodes... getting the kids to pick them off and squash them is the best practice organic way for dealing with snails...
;D