Club Root - controlled
I'm about to get a delivery of 100 plugs of cauliflower and cabbage, but my
normal supplier of CR Control, say it's now banned by the Gov. He suggests using collars, which stops the maggots reaching down into the roots - but is there an alternative on-line. I'd prefer to use a dip treatment. I can't imagine farmers putting collars on fields of brassicas. Bertie |
Club Root - controlled
"Bertie Doe" wrote ... I'm about to get a delivery of 100 plugs of cauliflower and cabbage, but my normal supplier of CR Control, say it's now banned by the Gov. He suggests using collars, which stops the maggots reaching down into the roots - but is there an alternative on-line. I'd prefer to use a dip treatment. I can't imagine farmers putting collars on fields of brassicas. The collars only work on Cabbage Root Fly. Club Root is a disease which remains in the soil and reinfects young plants. A high pH helps which is why you lime a brassica bed, and growing them in pots until quite large before planting out helps too. An old gardener I knew used to disinfect, what was to be his brassica bed, during winter with Armillatox (or was it Jeys). He never had Club Root on his brassicas or White Rot on his onions. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
Club Root - controlled
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... : : "Bertie Doe" wrote ... : I'm about to get a delivery of 100 plugs of cauliflower and cabbage, but : my normal supplier of CR Control, say it's now banned by the Gov. : : He suggests using collars, which stops the maggots reaching down into the : roots - but is there an alternative on-line. I'd prefer to use a dip : treatment. I can't imagine farmers putting collars on fields of brassicas. : : The collars only work on Cabbage Root Fly. : Club Root is a disease which remains in the soil and reinfects young plants. : A high pH helps which is why you lime a brassica bed, and growing them in : pots until quite large before planting out helps too. : An old gardener I knew used to disinfect, what was to be his brassica bed, : during winter with Armillatox (or was it Jeys). He never had Club Root on : his brassicas or White Rot on his onions. : : -- : Regards : Bob Hobden : 17mls W. of London.UK : I bring the plants on from seed in fresh compost and put garden lime in the planting hole. Works mostly. As Bob says, your collars are for cabbage root fly which is very prevalent this season |
Club Root - controlled
Thanks guys, the soil here in Cornwall is neutral to acidic, so I'll add
lime and see if this combats the posibility of club root. I'll google around and see if there are any on-line suppliers of cheap collars for the CRF maggots, thanks again. Bertie |
Club Root - controlled
where in cornwall are you I am in camborne
marion "Bertie Doe" wrote in message ... Thanks guys, the soil here in Cornwall is neutral to acidic, so I'll add lime and see if this combats the posibility of club root. I'll google around and see if there are any on-line suppliers of cheap collars for the CRF maggots, thanks again. Bertie |
Club Root - controlled
"kittykat8" wrote in message where in cornwall are you I am in camborne marion Twixt Liskeard and St. Cleer. BD |
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