My worst fear with my garlic has materialised. It has rust. Garlic is not something I have grown before (apart from the odd clove stuck in somewhere and forgotten about). I did everything that Mr. Google and my books told me to but I suppose it is the wet weather that has brought it on.
Doug sprayed it with copper and I have just cut off the infected leaves. I now have my fingers crossed.
What is that saying " Rust never sleeps". we have those flowers of gold ( to be eventually a fruit that sells for almost $40.00 per kg) on the passionfruit vine and I noticed a bug or two under a very few leaves. Guess they don't sleep either.
ReplyDeleteThere is always some bug or other just waiting to demolish our future harvests.
DeleteI've never heard of rust on garlic. Hope it all recovers. I'm just planting mine
ReplyDeleteWhen I was reading about it prior to planting I noticed the mention of rust but hoped it would stay away. No such luck. Hope yours flourishes.
DeleteI have had it here...and the same sort goes on leeks as well..the onion one is a different variety. So neither of those in that patch for three years. The wet weather hasn't helped, you are right.
ReplyDeleteThe white horticultural fleece may keep it off, but if it is in the soil we are stuck. Unfortunately it also means no saving garlic cloves for the next year's planting.
I wonder if it was in the cloves when I bought them.
DeleteYou can always eat it as fresh young shoots; not unlike Spring Onions. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI'll suggest it to Doug as I don't eat spring onions.
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