Rusty garlic

[blackcatlois]

When down my plot today I noticed that all my over-wintering garlics have rust on them, so I decided to dig them up and not only do they have rust, they haven't divided this year (I've put this down to not having a very cold winter). I then realised, to my horror, that my broad beans that were adjacent to them, had rust too! I was wondering whether, now I've dug the garlics up, I would be able to plant anything else there, or whether I should wait a while... as I understand that rust is a soil borne disease?

We ate some of the broad beans and garlics for our tea, so let's hope they're not poisonous or anything - they tasted fine.

Anyone else had similar problems? Thanks.

[Spuds up]

My garlic also has rust. Have not dug any up yet to take a look. They are looking in good shape apart from the rust. Much better than last years which I did not get in the ground until the new year.

I planted this crop last winter and there probably was not mant cold spells even up here.

In the past when my leeks have had rust I have never had a problem with taste etc.

[sfc]

My (overwintered) garlic has rust as well and is also next to my broard beans, which also looks like it has it. I dug one bulb up and it hadn't divided, so I'd be interested in any advice anyone has - should I leave it or treat it with something?

Regards.

[pigletwillie]

My autumn sown garlic gets rust every year as do occasionally my leeks. My onions are however always rust free.

I have just harvested a raised bed of garlic and other than that rust if fine, nice big bulbs divided nicely into cloves. Dont throw them away, use them but put all of the foiliage into the bin and not your composst bin.

[kittykat8]

I bought some elephant garlic from sainsbury last november and plant in my polytunnel, in feb i decided i needed the room and transplanted outside , they were a small single bulb, pulled up last week as the leaves had gone brown and to my surprise I had garlics which had split into cloves not as big as the orginal garlic but as big as normal small garlic in tesco's. Why did these split because we had a very mild winter in cornwall justs of sun and load of rain.

marion