September - Time to take stock

Quote from: Wiltshire Worms on September 03, 2016, 12:40

Nice thread, the only failure I rdally had was my onions..the fungus due to the rain...going to try Santero next year, the other big disappointment was my Lark sweetcorn, absolutely magnificent but i. was too late with my plastic bottles and there must be some very overweight rats up our allotments..

With regard to the Santero....for the last 5 years ive been struggling with Downy Mildew, so i sowed Santero seeds this year and not one iota of Downy Mildew. Hoorah
However, the red onion seeds, Red Karmen, if my memory serves, didnt get any Mildew either and AFAIK, theyre not  supposed to be any more resistant to it??

I grew santaro this year alongside sturon and a red onion karmen. Sturon and karmen were attacked with downy mildew, lost all their tops and stopped growing. Santaro was growing between them showed no sign of disease and produced a magnificent crop. Most impressed.