What are you doing on your Plot 2015..?

Ive not been up to my plots lately with the it being so wet,ive started the garlic bulbs off it pots ive also still got spring cabbage in pots!
I will be growing peas& beans,swede,potatos,leeks,onions(prob from sets),chard and various lettuce varieties,spring onions(lots..yum),radish,beetroot,ample cabbages for my chucks kale/broccoli varieties,courgettes & pumpkins i will certainly add to the list as i cant help myself
Question please- i got white rot last year on my onions,is that patch no good now and to be left or can i still grow other veg there?? thanks x

 

Yes, I should be getting a key to the site in a few days. I don't anticipate being able to do much given the very wet conditions at the moment. It measures around 60sq yards, so not large. It's also on a bit of a slope, and since I'm a great believer in raised beds, this might be a bit of a nuisance. The annual cost is around £10 plus £2 for water

Cheers...Freddy

 

Yes, white rot (afaik) only affects members of the Allium family

 

Cheers freddy i think my leeks will prob be affected as they are near to that area

 

Hiya @joolz68

I'm not sure how close one can plant Alliums to an area of infection. It might be the case that all you need to do is plant on another part of the plot, well away from the infected area. I suspect though you should leave them out completely. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can advise further.

 

I will plant my next leeks& onions on another plot this yr( i have 3 plots) It was my 1st year last year with allotments and i didnt know what the previous occupiers had had planted or where or even if there could of been a white rot problem x

 

Hiya Joolz

It might be prudent to be careful about spreading the infection. I'm thinking maybe use different footwear for each plot?

 

Btw @joolz68 , 3 plots, I'm impressed

 

Thanks it was hard work but to fair 100 or so tabacco plants took up a lot of the room which im not growing again! The Strawberry patch and raspberry canes take up some room aswell
I gave lots of stuff away so this year im going to concentrate on what we and the hens will benefit from... plus im hoping to plant some canna plants on left over space
and also learn from from last years mistakes and not let peeps walk all over my plots
My next door neighbour makes gorgeous raspberry jam for me ,i cant wait for summer x

 

Mild but waterlogged! But I've started planning,and will sow some seeds imminently (Onions first, Tomatoes soon ...)

 

White Rot very infectious, and takes years and years to die out in the soil (and that's only provided you don't plant any Alliums / Onions / Garlic)

However, I have read that watering the bed with an Onion or Garlic solution fools the White Rot into thinking that there are new Hosts available, they "germinate" (or whatever Rots do!) and finding no actual host they then die.

Dunno if you need to repeat the treatment a number of times ... but it does sound promising for what is a miserable affliction to have.

 

Thanks kristen ,i will leave that patch empty then this yr and give it a garlic solution watering soon it warms up ive just found some info on what to do so i will bookmark it x