[Plot74]

In the past i have heard of onion beds being used year after year..
I have took most of my onions out now no disease found .
Are there any other reasons to rotate if you feed the area to put back the neutrents taken out by the crop.?
John

[fatcat1955]

Rotating your crop's is supposed to stop the build up of pest's as well as diesease.

[Goosegirl]

Have a look at Robinson's Mammoth Onion website for using beds for onions every year.

[Yorkie]

Have a look at Robinson's Mammoth Onion website for using beds for onions every year.

If I recall a previous (probably a year or two ago) thread on here, their website still recommends using Jeyes fluid as a soil sterilant.  Which of course has been illegal for some years now.  I lost any confidence in their advice at that point.

[Goosegirl]

Sorry about that - I didn't know.

[Judd]

Have they altered the chemicals in Jeyes fluid because you can still purchase it?

[Yorkie]

You can still purchase it but, as was always the case, it is only licensed for certain uses.

You can no longer use it as a soil sterilisant.  The licence for that was withdrawn some years ago.  It is illegal to use a product for herbicidal or biocidal if it is not licensed for that use.  Hence the advice on here that we cannot condone the illegal use of products - i.e. for unlicensed purposes.

[sunshineband]

It never was a great use of Jeyes' Fluid to be honest, as it kills off everything includng earthworms and beneficial bacteria 

[Judd]

Ok, thanks for that.