We usually lose about 50% of our onions to white rot but have only lost two out of 120 from this years crop of Golden Bear. It's possible the one bed is less contaminated plus the dry weather may have helped but rot still claimed half the Red Baron nearby.
GB is marketed as resistant to downy mildew but I read it has an increasing reputation as having some white rot resistance too. Maybe the roots produce less allicin so the rot isn't triggered into being active. Whatever the reason I'll be growing them again next year.
Wholemeal cheese and elephant garlic loaf, should go well with Mediterranean style veg.
Everything's suddenly picked up.
Seared the slices on a cast iron griddle and served with goats cheese and pasta. Warmed toms and beans with garlic to bring out the flavour.
Tunnel's doing well to date. Currently harvesting carrots, spring onion, cukes, french beans and the odd hot wax chilli. Aubergines and toms are coming along nicely.
We're trying Golden Bear onions which are said to be resistant to white rot. So far only one has had the rot but unfortunately, despite leaving them under enviromesh until mid May, some have been attacked by the allium leaf miner. (It's only supposed to lay eggs until mid April).
Just an update on the spuds. The potatoes planted under leaf mulch showed before those under wood chips (probably the wood was slower in warming up) but all are looking good.
Leaf mulched potatoes are nearest
Maincrop Kiflis mulched with woodchip are nearest with celeriac in the foreground
