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onions & stem rot
I have lost all but a few of my stuttgarter giant & red baron to stem rot,
mould on top of onions were the stem is.I bent some of the stems over & others let die back on there own.Then left them on the surface to dry for week or so.After I tied them by there stems and have been keeping them hanging in the shed.But they have slowly deteriorated. What have I done wrong?I was really pleased by the onions I got but have lost most of them, I would like to grow them next year as apart from this found them a easy & enjoyable crop to grow. Thanks Keith |
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onions & stem rot
"keith ;-)" wrote in message ... I have lost all but a few of my stuttgarter giant & red baron to stem rot, mould on top of onions were the stem is.I bent some of the stems over & others let die back on there own.Then left them on the surface to dry for week or so.After I tied them by there stems and have been keeping them hanging in the shed.But they have slowly deteriorated. What have I done wrong?I was really pleased by the onions I got but have lost most of them, I would like to grow them next year as apart from this found them a easy & enjoyable crop to grow. Thanks Keith Talking about onions...did anyone see the 16 1/2 pounder at the Harrogate show this year....a beauty...a world record///////H |
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"keith ;-)" wrote in message ... I have lost all but a few of my stuttgarter giant & red baron to stem rot, mould on top of onions were the stem is.I bent some of the stems over & others let die back on there own.Then left them on the surface to dry for week or so.After I tied them by there stems and have been keeping them hanging in the shed.But they have slowly deteriorated. What have I done wrong?I was really pleased by the onions I got but have lost most of them, I would like to grow them next year as apart from this found them a easy & enjoyable crop to grow. Thanks Keith I would say leave them to fully dry off, ie until the stem leaves are brown and crisp, before stringing them up. Your shed may also be a bit on the damp side, sheds are like that. And you have to keep checking them for any which are going soft or mouldy etc, as they infect the rest. I'm assuming you didn't use any chemical pesticides/fungicides on them, therefore they aren't pest/fungus proof. Steve |
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keith ;-) wrote:
I have lost all but a few of my stuttgarter giant & red baron to stem rot, mould on top of onions were the stem is.I bent some of the stems over & others let die back on there own.Then left them on the surface to dry for week or so.After I tied them by there stems and have been keeping them hanging in the shed.But they have slowly deteriorated. Already? I am incredibly lazy about dealing with onions, and leave some in the ground for ages after I ought to take them up. Usually the ones hidden under the foliage of other crops. Provided they are allowed to ripen off in the sun I have never had a problem. And I just put the bulbs in redundant hanging baskets to store in the garage. The odd one I miss completely gets to flower the following year... What have I done wrong?I was really pleased by the onions I got but have lost most of them, I would like to grow them next year as apart from this found them a easy & enjoyable crop to grow. They should grow easily, and provided you let the bulbs ripen properly in the sun keep for ages and ages (at least March-April). Unless you have nasty onion white rot and then all bets are off. Regards, Martin Brown |
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"keith wrote I have lost all but a few of my stuttgarter giant & red baron to stem rot, mould on top of onions were the stem is.I bent some of the stems over & others let die back on there own.Then left them on the surface to dry for week or so.After I tied them by there stems and have been keeping them hanging in the shed.But they have slowly deteriorated. What have I done wrong?I was really pleased by the onions I got but have lost most of them, I would like to grow them next year as apart from this found them a easy & enjoyable crop to grow. We do as you do except we always cut the stems off, like in the shops, so the air can dry them out properly and store them in proper onion sacks. We have never had any stems rot on ours other than when they have been eaten into by Leek Moth. White Rot in another matter! -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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"keith ;-)" wrote in message
... I have lost all but a few of my stuttgarter giant & red baron to stem rot, mould on top of onions were the stem is.I bent some of the stems over & others let die back on there own.Then left them on the surface to dry for week or so.After I tied them by there stems and have been keeping them hanging in the shed.But they have slowly deteriorated. What have I done wrong? They weren't dry enough - we have a problem in late summer here in N. Wales, it's usually too wet to dry them properly outdoors and to add insult to injury our land is infected with White Rot as well so once the onions have reached a useable size, at the first sign of impending rain we lift them and lay them out on a low wall in the cold greenhouse to finish ripening. We clean them up in odd moments during that time and string them up after several weeks. That way we keep them until about April when we usually run out of onions. -- Rod My real address is rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp Just remove the weedy bits and transplant the appropriate symbol at. |
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"Rod Craddock" wrote in message ... "keith ;-)" wrote in message ... I have lost all but a few of my stuttgarter giant & red baron to stem rot, mould on top of onions were the stem is.I bent some of the stems over & others let die back on there own.Then left them on the surface to dry for week or so.After I tied them by there stems and have been keeping them hanging in the shed.But they have slowly deteriorated. What have I done wrong? They weren't dry enough - we have a problem in late summer here in N. Wales, it's usually too wet to dry them properly outdoors and to add insult to injury our land is infected with White Rot as well so once the onions have reached a useable size, at the first sign of impending rain we lift them and lay them out on a low wall in the cold greenhouse to finish ripening. We clean them up in odd moments during that time and string them up after several weeks. That way we keep them until about April when we usually run out of onions. -- Rod My real address is rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp Just remove the weedy bits and transplant the appropriate symbol at. Thanks All for the advise,I will leave them to die back/dry for longer next year before lifting . Thanks Keith |
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