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Onions - Suspected Stem & Bulb Eelworm
NewBoy2
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I have checked in Dr Hessayons book on veg and I think this is what has attacked my onions.
The book says...
Swollen distorted folliage indicates attack by this microscopic soil-living pest. Young plants are killed older ones produce soft bulbs which cannot be stored.
Mine are wet at the junction of the bulb to the leaves that are twisted around and flopped over.
My neighbours plot has the same problems with some of hers.
Im not that experienced in onion problems but I think that as we have had one of the coldest and then wettest months that the micros have not been killed off.#
I have dug up all the onions and removed from sight and cleaned the spade in a trough of water.
? Any thoughts please friends.
The book says...
Swollen distorted folliage indicates attack by this microscopic soil-living pest. Young plants are killed older ones produce soft bulbs which cannot be stored.
Mine are wet at the junction of the bulb to the leaves that are twisted around and flopped over.
My neighbours plot has the same problems with some of hers.
Im not that experienced in onion problems but I think that as we have had one of the coldest and then wettest months that the micros have not been killed off.#
I have dug up all the onions and removed from sight and cleaned the spade in a trough of water.
? Any thoughts please friends.
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The picture from Allium Leaf Miner does look my ex - onions
Its started in the white onions now.
Can you eat the onions if you know it has a disease ?
sowed the seeds at the end of Feb planted out mid May.
1. What cant I grow in the ex-onion beds and for how long.
2.What can I grow as i am supplying a charity for homeless people and want to maximise the space and beds.
I have packets of the following that CAN be started now.
Organic Osaka Purple Mustard Greens
Minutina / Erba Stella Buckshorn Plaintain
Mizuna Oriental Greens
Azur Blue Kohl Rabi
Sicilly Giant Radish
Yuushou Pak Choi
Japanese Hohei Spinach.
Any experience/help much appreciated