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Hello,

Just after a bit of advice. This looks like the rust my Dad had on one of his salix earlier in the year. Do my onions/garlic (lost the label) have it? They were sown in the Autumn, apart from this they look pretty well. What should I do? It's my first go at veggie growing, I really don't want to rip them all up and burn them, any suggestions please.

Revised: Picture isn't brilliant, so thought I'd better describe it too. They are little turmeric-coloured elongated dots, in patches on the leaves, not all are affected yet.

Thank you, Dorsetfoodie

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Looks like rust. My onions & leeks usually get rust to some extent - as soon as I see it I remove the affected bits and bin them. Last year my leaf beet got rust too and was ruined but the leeks & onions were OK - only the bits that don't get eaten were affected.

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My Garlic Has This Thanks For The Tip I Will Remove Offending Bits Now X

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Thank you, I'll whip them off tomorrow, not all are affected, so hopefully won't spread any further.

Dorsetfoodie

I personally can't vouch for this method, but I have seen people rubbing the leaves(flags) of leeks that have rust, with a sponge soaked in milk? Worth a trial I would say, especially if you were going to discard them.

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Oh! I've just stripped them off, I daresay the'll be another opportunity, Ill give one the milk treatment. Thank you. Any tips on prevention?
Kind regards,
Dorsetfoodie