SO pleased the other day that we have, hopefully, white rot free leeks.
Hoeing today I see - yes - RUST. You just can't win!!
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???
Nothing better than kids!
I've got the g/cs doing the brassica.
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
Never had it before - this year it's been on the Garlic too.
Up to yet Tim none on mine;
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v401/richardkinson/allotment/DSC00023.jpg)
I managed to decapitate a couple of leeks yesterday whilst hoeing. :'(
No rust though. ;D
That's what I thought, Richard - until I was hoeing!
Nice succession you have there.
Just seen that a cause can be excess N. I had recently fed with N.
And too humid. I had recently watered twice!
Antipodes... getting the kids to pick them off and squash them is the best practice organic way for dealing with snails...
;D