rusty garlic

[raine]

Hi all,
My overwintered garlic has developed rust. I've run a search on the forum and it was suggested that I either try a garlic spray or cut the affected leaves or both. Trouble is nearly every leaf has it! Any suggestions and has anyone tried the garlic spray?
Many thanks
Raine

[Two_Sheds]

apparently rust is caused or exacerbated by low light/shade and high moisture. Affected plants should be removed and burned.

[wellie]

My overwintered garlic gets rust virtually every year. I ignore it, and harvest the garlic bulbs when ready, then dry them, string them, and use all the way through until they start sprouting mid-spring. Then plant some more in a different location in October.... and then those get rust in the spring, I ignore it, and harvest the garlic bulbs when ready, etc.

[Sue]

Wellie
Hijacking Raine's thread here, but having been told to cut off the rusted leaves from my garlic and NOT compost them, have done this twice now and I can see it starting again. Didn't have this problem last year and it's only one lot that's got it so your reply was a great relief to read, will relax now, couldn't bear the thought of pulling it all up and burning it.
Sue

[Paulottie]

I'm with wellie on this one can't remember a year without it. Apparantly you get smaller bulbs. What the heck- I wouldn't be burning the crop. I was a buit annoyed tho cos there was hardly any till this week

[raine]

Thanks all for the advice- i'd be gutted to pull it all and burn it especially since it was overwintered!
thanks
raine