Was Edible Bulbs - Allium, now crop rotation

Peter Taggart petersirises@gmail.com
Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:07:11 PDT
I believe Janis Rucksans book "Burried Treasure" gives some information on
this subject, with advice for the crop rotation, and treatment regarding
various fungal and other problems. There was also a thread on the scottish
rock garden club forum last year discussing a black mould on the anthers of
muscari and scilla in which Janis gave significant information and pictures.
I have been advised by another nurseryman that control of "ink spot" on
reticulata Iris is only really achieved by replanting in fresh ground every
year, (though I do feel from observation of reticulata Iris, that Ink spot
primarily is brought about by irregular temperatures and periods of drought
during spring growth )

On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:25 AM, Rodger Whitlock <totototo@telus.net> wrote:

> On 5 Nov 2011, at 9:51, Richard Haard wrote:
>
> > I would like to learn more about crop rotation protocols, what crops
> follow
> > and how many years between bulb crops. In a garden situation, or a small
> > field how much 'space ' is needed separating crops, or are there trap
> crops
> > to use as cover cropping for nematode, virus and root rot diseases.
>
> Jan de Graff,......His practice was to lease land
> that had never before grown lilies, and then grow a crop on them, for one
> year
> only. Next year, completely fresh ground.
>
> --
> Rodger Whitlock
> Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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