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Son No2 and I went to the lottie today just to get some spuds and onions for dinner. The onions aren't really ready yet, but I'd forgot to get any from the shop, so thought we'd pull a couple. Dan pulled one, and said there was an orange thing looking at him. The one I pulled had some surface damage, but no culprit present. The potatoes are fine so far.
The lottie site was grass until last autumn, and a search said they can be common on such land, and could last for up to 5 years
Dan made a positive ID. I looked at the cost of nematodes (£25), which is a bit steep at the moment, so I'm going to pull all the onions, chop them up, and freeze them. Leaving them in could result in considerable damage. The spuds are coming up too I think.
The web says they will attack any root crops, does anyone know if they like celeriac? If so, maybe I'll try several sacraficial potatoes buried around them, as I really like celeriac!
Any advice, anecdotes etc gratefully recieved, I've never come across them before.
The lottie site was grass until last autumn, and a search said they can be common on such land, and could last for up to 5 years
Dan made a positive ID. I looked at the cost of nematodes (£25), which is a bit steep at the moment, so I'm going to pull all the onions, chop them up, and freeze them. Leaving them in could result in considerable damage. The spuds are coming up too I think. The web says they will attack any root crops, does anyone know if they like celeriac? If so, maybe I'll try several sacraficial potatoes buried around them, as I really like celeriac!
Any advice, anecdotes etc gratefully recieved, I've never come across them before.
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