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Title: bye bye onions
Post by: simmo116 on May 31, 2009, 15:31:51

today i have dug up all my onions due to an ifestation of the allium fly! :'(
every bulb was riddled with maggots or castors.
i've dug the bed over again and weeded/de-rooted. and plan to put in 4 hunter sqash
do you think any residing maggots would intefere with the squash?

Title: Re: bye bye onions
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 31, 2009, 18:04:45

No, they won't bother them.

Title: Re: bye bye onions
Post by: shirlton on May 31, 2009, 20:21:22

I know the feeling Simmo. Get yerself some enviromesh

Title: Re: bye bye onions
Post by: simmo116 on June 01, 2009, 19:35:12

had a walk around lottie tonight after chores.and noticed a couple of the asian plots are just growing onions and they dont apear to have been touched by the fly!

Title: Re: bye bye onions
Post by: 1066 on June 02, 2009, 07:03:13

Maybe others are growing a different variety (more resistant etc) , might be worth asking?

1066

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