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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Aunt Sally on July 08, 2008, 23:55

Title: Onion White Rot
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 08, 2008, 23:55

:evil:

Some of my onions have it  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

Anything I can do other than never grow onions again  :cry:

I'll even consider one of your TND Dave  :!:

Title: Onion White Rot
Post by: Trillium on July 09, 2008, 02:42

The only thing I can think of is to grow your onions in raised beds, high ones where the fungus can't easily spread. Old bathtubs would be ideal, so would tall half barrels. It will be a bit of nuisance but better than stinky rotting onions.  :(

http://westernfarmpress.com/mag/farming_control_white_rot/

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/profiles0800/onion_rot.asp

Title: Onion White Rot
Post by: DD. on July 09, 2008, 06:43

Sorry to hear it Auntie, I have a secret reserve of TND's!

This is interesting, especially in regards to the use of garlic solution to help eradicate the problem.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r584100511.html

The RHS say not to grow in that area of the garden again, the inference being that you should be OK to grow well away from the infected area.

Title: Onion White Rot
Post by: Bob on July 09, 2008, 08:21

My father swears by Armillatox for white rot and claims to have "cured" his garden with it.