Controlling white rot

White rot fungus spores (sclerotia) are triggered into action by the presence of allicin. In theory spreading garlic powder gets the fungus growing but not finding a suitable host it dies before setting more spores.

Last year 25% of our bulbs were affected, this year 7%

Done, ready for an interim crop before planting up the same beds with onions and garlic again in autumn.

Canterbury Bells

 

Peas, garlic and winter onions

 

50 Autumn Champion autumn planted onions.

First picking of broad beans

 Later this year due to a cold spring. Overwintered Aquadulce Claudia.

Cinnabar Moth

 

 Beds are filling rapidly and crops are moving at last after an unseasonably cold spring.

Black Gold Parrot Tulip