Reply To: Onion set plants deteriorating

[John]

Hi Charles

Thank you for the rapid response. I had planted garlic in the spring in the adjacent 4 foot bed and they greened up well and then all the leaves died off so I dug them up and used the area for my celeriac – this is looking good so far ….

You mention recycling the onions; does this include composting or is it better to take them off site. I am aiming at a 4 year rotation. Will the spores die off?

I also discovered very pretty beetles munching through my new asparagus ferns today; fortunately they seem to be slow to fly away so squishing is quite easy.

Still, this year will be a year without blight, eel worm, canker, club root, carrot fly … fingers crossed!

John