Club Root

[Belladay]

My friend planted some brassica's on my plot yesterday , thinking it would be a nice surprise for me.

Problem is my plot suffers from club root and he didn't put any lime in the holes before planting out, which I normally do.  So, can I take them out and put lime in the holes.  I wouldn't be able to do this until Monday though?

[Belladay]

[daveylamp993]

Yes you can remove them and re plant them as they will not have put much growth on the roots in 2 or 3 days,i always make the holes using a bulb planter,water the holes with a mixture of armillatox(if you can still get it)I`m not sure if its been banned.Otherwise use jeyes fluid,let them dry out for about 1 hour,put plenty of lime in the holes,then re plant you re plants,then give them a good drink of water,i do this every year and always get a decent crop of all brassicas,our site is riddled with clubroot too,i hope that this information is useful to you.

[davyw1]

Another way would be make a larger hole and put in some compost or grow bag as well as the lime and plant into that, this will allow the root system to get bigger.

[Tee Gee]

I don't disagree with Dave simply because the plants won't have settled in yet so yes you can lift them if you wish!

But being the idle beggar that  I am, I would add my lime in this manner;

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Brassica%20planting/brassica%20planting.html

I find this method treats a greater area of soil, and subsequently when the roots spread, the soil has been treated through the effects of rain water percolating into the soil and carrying lime with it, something that won't be as widespread by liming the planting hole!

I find that the armillatox keeps Cabbage root fly at bay and is also said to keep club root at bay as well, as does the lime!

The other bonus I seem to get is; slugs & snails don't seem to cross over the lines of lime, possibly the slaking of the lime burns their  bellies.

So you see I get many benefits from the manner I plant out and I don't need to treat them any more during the growing season.

As I said I am a bit of a lazy beggar!

[Belladay]

Many, many thanks for your replies.  I feel better now as would have hated not to give my brassica's a good start.

I don't have Armillatox but do have Jeyes Fluid, how much Jeyes would I use per watering can of water if I decide to use it and don't go out and buy Armillatox?

Have always enjoyed your video clips Tee Gee, thanks for the link.

[Tee Gee]

how much Jeyes would I use per watering

I don't know really as I have never measured it, simply because the measure is on the Armillatox bottle.

"See the swollen bit at the top of the bottle in the slide show"

I guess that must hold about a tablespoonful and I use one measure to two gallons of water!

So I would guess a tablespoonful of Jeyes fluid to 2 gallons of water might be around the right dose!

But I have to say I am guessing that Jeyes and Armillatox are of similar strengths.

So I leave these thoughts with you and say; its up to you in the end![/i]