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Rust on Chives and Ornamental Allium
This year, my chives are inedible because they're covered in rust. The rust
has also spread to all the ornamental alliums nearby. Anti-fungus spray hasn't done much to help the problem. What, if anything, do I need to do to my ornamental alliums? Will they be okay if I just leave them to do their thing then eventually die back naturally? Or do I need to treat them in some way to prevent rust next year? Thanks. |
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Rust on Chives and Ornamental Allium
On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:40:41 +0100, "Janice" wrote:
This year, my chives are inedible because they're covered in rust. What, if anything, do I need to do to my ornamental alliums? Oh dear. See also an earlier post "Help- Rust on my Garlic!" If you get any useful answers, or have a flash of inspiration. let me know. Colin ----- (Please reply via the newsgroup) |
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Rust on Chives and Ornamental Allium
Hi, Colin. I've done Google searches and it seems that there's no cure or
prevention for the rust, and many of the sites (Californian) say to destroy the crop. Last night, I completely chopped down my chives (lovely aroma) and today I'll dig them up, divide them, replant them, perhaps give them a spray with anti-fungus, and hope for the best next year. Probably the initially hot then cold/wet spring weather this year contributed to the outbreak of rust. As for my ornamental alliums, I'll just have to keep a close eye on them for now. I have dozens more almost ready to flower, so at least the flowering doesn't seem to be affected (touch wood). Good luck! "Colin Malsingh" wrote in message ... Oh dear. See also an earlier post "Help- Rust on my Garlic!" If you get any useful answers, or have a flash of inspiration. let me know. Colin ----- (Please reply via the newsgroup) |
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Rust on Chives and Ornamental Allium
On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:06:38 +0100, "Janice" wrote:
Hi, Colin. I've done Google searches and it seems that there's no cure or prevention for the rust, and many of the sites (Californian) say to destroy the crop. Yes, that seems to be the view and I agree with your suggestion of the causes. I've also seen people recommend that: a) Garlic needs to be watered regularly if there's a hot dry spell b) You should water in the morning, so that any splashes on the leaves can dry off. Doing it at night could cause lingering dampness, giving any fungal infections like Rust a better chance to get established. In the meantime, the rust has been on mine so long that if it was going to spread to anything else, it would already have done so. I can't bear throwing away what I've got, so I'm going to leave it a few more weeks till the point I would have picked it, then see what I've got. Unlike you, I don't need the worst affected parts (ie. the leaves) Colin ----- (Please reply via the newsgroup) |
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