RT@ant386 @qikipedia: Longest carrot update via @craigglenday The world record (since 2007) now stands at 5.841 m (19 ft 1.96 in)
266 days ago
Jan is walking the Humber Bridge on Saturday 4 the sick children's trust http://t.co/jRKawWW A great effort as scared of heights!
280 days ago
RT @yougrowgirl: My bike basket. Always overflowing: Agave pups, hellebore, elderberries, gleanings from my community garden plot http:/ ...
280 days ago
@fioriflorist thank you too for he ff - last week!
280 days ago
Onion white rot (Latin name – Sclerotium cepivorum) affects onions, spring onions, leeks, & chives.
Symptoms of onion white rot:
* plants die * onion leaves wilt & collapse * bulbs rot at the base and are covered with a fluffy white mould.
Onion-white-rot
Cause of onion white rot
* a fungus * spreads from plant to plant by contact between roots and bulbs * can live in the soil for up to 15 years * very difficult to eradicate from the soil
Prevention of Onion white rot
* rotate onion family so only grow every three or four years * do not grow onion family in soil contaminated with onion white rot
Onion white rot (Latin name – Sclerotium cepivorum) affects onions, spring onions, leeks, & chives.
Symptoms of onion white rot:
* plants die
* onion leaves wilt & collapse
* bulbs rot at the base and are covered with a fluffy white mould.
Onion-white-rot
Cause of onion white rot
* a fungus
* spreads from plant to plant by contact between roots and bulbs
* can live in the soil for up to 15 years
* very difficult to eradicate from the soil
Prevention of Onion white rot
* rotate onion family so only grow every three or four years
* do not grow onion family in soil contaminated with onion white rot