Can I ?

[wetwalnut]

Hi all,

I have started to plan for next year and Iam unsure on one thing.

I have a bed I used for onions which got white rot, after harvesting I put in some brassicas to over winter, some now have club root.

I did add alot of manure to this bed before planting onions and blame myself for the white rot as I think I over watered, causing the rot.

So as I cant grow onions on this bed for 7 years or more, I would like to try growing Carrots.

Can I grow carrots succesfully next year in this bed or would the white rot or club root cause any problems to the carrots, being a root crop ?

[rustylady]

Onion white rot and club root shouldn't cause any problems for carrots, but don't add any more manure.

[realfood]

White rot is not caused by over watering. It is usually caused by a white fungus lurking in the soil. I had success this year by using an organic remedy for white rot. See this page to explain the theory and method of using a garlic solution:- vegetable diseases

[wetwalnut]

Thanks for your thoughts, do you think that White rot could have traveled through the manure ?

[Snadger]

Its strange but in my plot also I have pockets of whiterot and clubroot infected land. I reckon, both being fungi, they must thrive in similar conditions.
My solution is to use these areas for permanent legume beds. This is the second year I've used this area for legumes and only vary the type of legume grown in individual areas within this total area.

Carrots,parsnips,sweetcorn,potatoes etc should all be ok though as well.

[vegnut]

Thanks for the link realfood, that was interesting reading and worth a try next year me thinks.

[morverngirl]

White rot is not caused by over watering. It is usually caused by a white fungus lurking in the soil. I had success this year by using an organic remedy for white rot. See this page to explain the theory and method of using a garlic solution:- vegetable diseases

A few weeks ago I started soaking some old garlic with the idea of spraying my soil that has been infected with white rot, liquid still in jar but I'm pleased at" my" thoughts are being considered elsewhere seriously. Also thought of using dilute tea tree oil, it's anti everything. Will now definatley spray/soak soil with garlic mix.