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Alliums have gone rusty.

Adey.Adey. Posts: 25
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Hello. My Alliums- that did not flower nor look likely to - have developed what appears to be rust on their leaves. 
I suspect it is because the border gets little sun and is quite wet - never dry.
However, my question is - should I dig up the bulbs? And of so, then what? Bin them? Burn them? Get rid of the growth and replant bulb? Any advice most welcome.
Thank you 

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  • Fran IOMFran IOM Posts: 2,872
    Just bumping up your thread to see if you can get an answer @Adey.   :)
  • Fran IOMFran IOM Posts: 2,872
    Third time lucky!  :)
  • Adey.Adey. Posts: 25
    You what? No I'm after advice.
  • Fran IOMFran IOM Posts: 2,872
    @Adey.   If you are referring to my post I'm sorry if I did not make myself clear. I was just stating that it was the third time (your post and my two) that it had gone back to the beginning in the hope that the third time you would get a response hence third time lucky. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    If you can post a photo of the leaves it would help. Assuming it is rust, personally l would dig them up and dispose of them, bulbs and all, but that is based on my instinct. Also l wouldn't plant alliums in the same spot, but again that's just my instinct. 

    After all @Fran IOM 's attempts in bumping up this thread, with luck someone will come along who can confirm that my instincts are correct (or not !) 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @Adey. I have never experienced it but I do know it can over winter. If they were mine I would get rid of what you have and start again in another area if you can and use lots of grit.
    The large Alliums will always do better in a free draining soil. If you grow them in clay they are likely to be more to be vunerable.
    I grow A cernuum not big and showy but that will grow just about anywhere 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Adey.Adey. Posts: 25
    Fran IOM said:
    Third time lucky!  :)

    Oh right got you.

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