White rot resistant onion?

[Snadger]

I was looking through a seed catalogue recently and came across a whiterot resistant onion. Great thinks I, I'll have some of those as some of my allotment has white rot in it!

Trouble is, I can't find it anywhere now. Was I only dreaming?

I've long wondered why seed firms had made big advances in clubroot resistant varieties but never tackled the allium white rot scourge which can be just as devastating.

Any help in finding this whiterot resistant onion would be appreciated!

[zazen999]

If you find it, post it won't you.

I've got a bed that has it and I'd love to find some.

[Two_Sheds]

I googled.
Onion white rot, caused by the fungus Sclerotium cepivorum: there are no resistant onion varieties

[Two_Sheds]

Onion neck rot is something different (Botrytis allii)

[Snadger]

I googled.
Onion white rot, caused by the fungus Sclerotium cepivorum: there are no resistant onion varieties

Ah well......thought it was too good to be true!

[Comfreyfan]

I'm sure I saw something about a 'may be resistant' variety or a 'more resistant variety', something along those lines. I remember because I noticed they were being very careful not to say that it was definately a resistant variety. But I've looked through all the catalogues I have left this morning and I can't find it again. I'm wondering now if it was an advertisement in the back of a mag or something.

[Snadger]

I'm sure I saw something about a 'may be resistant' variety or a 'more resistant variety', something along those lines. I remember because I noticed they were being very careful not to say that it was definately a resistant variety. But I've looked through all the catalogues I have left this morning and I can't find it again. I'm wondering now if it was an advertisement in the back of a mag or something.

Sounds daft I know but the variety I remember had an 'A' in it! Anyway, back to the drawing board. What with "I can't grow brassicas in this bed because of clubroot" and "I can't grow alliums in this bed because of white rot" it makes for very interesting gardening and creative crop rotation. Luckily (or unluckily depending on how you view it) the same beds appear to have both white rot and clubroot so will become permanent legume beds (until some little known soil active legume fungus becomes apparent!)

[HayleyB]

And you're dreaming of seed catalogues

Can you dream up a butterfly slug resistant variety of cabbage Snadger that would be really helpful

[Snadger]

And you're dreaming of seed catalogues

Can you dream up a butterfly slug resistant variety of cabbage Snadger that would be really helpful

You mark my words..........if ever they bring out a white rot resistant onion it WILL have an 'A' in it's name!

[hyakutake]

You may have seen Golden Bear F1 - organic catalog - described as highly tolerant of white rot.

[Snadger]

You may have seen Golden Bear F1 - organic catalog - described as highly tolerant of white rot.

Welcome to the vine hyakutake and you've saved my bacon as I thought I was cracking up!

I've just checked and it's in the Robinson's catalogue as well so that's where i'd seen it!

Here's a link if anyones interested:-

Onion, Leek, Shallot & Garlic seeds

Just scroll down.........fifth one down!

[lynda66]

oh yeah and it even had an A in it fingers crossed that it works

[zazen999]

Thank you for the link...

That's another 400 onions seeds bought. 100 of 4 different varieties.

I love onions, me.

[Comfreyfan]

Thank goodness for that, I thought I was cracking up too. I could only think of teddy bear!! Tried googling teddy bear seeds, but that's a sunflower apparently!

[Two_Sheds]

Organic Catalogue are also selling Golden Bear F1: Extra early maturing with very vigorous growth. Superb globe shaped bulbs weigh 300 grams. Highly tolerant of ...white rot. 240 seeds £2.27

a bit better value than the previous link, Robinsons: Early maturing globe shaped with vigerous [sic] growth. Heavy yeilding [sic]. Resistant to White Rot.50 seeds £2.10