Poorly shallots?

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radiohead

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Poorly shallots?
« on: April 21, 2013, 21:03 »
Noticed today my autumn planted shallots have rather yellow leaves....they appear to be growing but dont look at all right. Any ideas,perhaps just a result of the soggy,freezing winter,but will they be ok?

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Re: Poorly shallots?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2013, 21:41 »
Yep blame the weather.

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Re: Poorly shallots?
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2013, 21:49 »
If they are yellow just at the tips I wouldn't worry about it - a liquid feed might cheer them up a bit.

Yellow all the way down would be of considerably more concern - hopefully that's not the case with yours.
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Re: Poorly shallots?
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2013, 12:13 »
Mine have shot up in the last couple of days. Planted Christmas day.

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Re: Poorly shallots?
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2013, 22:51 »

Try a little feed like Jay said.

Nitrogen based would be good, maybe suplhate of amonia to perk them up and get the foliage going and green again.
When weeding, the best way to know if its a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull it.

If it comes out easy, it was a valuable plant !

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Re: Poorly shallots?
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2013, 06:29 »
Thanks....will give them a feed later. A few are yellow all the way down,just have to see how they go I suppose :unsure:

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Re: Poorly shallots?
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2013, 07:00 »
Don't want to worry you but mine went like that last year. Came through the new year looking really healthy then went yellow and rotted off. Couldn't find any sign of disease so put it down to being too damp. I have made a point of incorporating sand into the planting area this year. Also sitting them on a slight ridge. Looking good so far.


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