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Allium rust

Puccinia allii · Ferrugem do alho

What you see

Bright orange powdery pustules along leaves of garlic, leeks and onions.

Conditions

Humid spring weather on crowded, nitrogen-rich plantings.

Treatment

No cure - but the crop is still edible. Harvest early if it spreads fast.

Prevention

Wide spacing, less nitrogen, 4-year allium rotation, never leave infected debris.

Months: not recorded

Plants

Garlic

Remedies

Not recorded — the field is blank rather than guessed.

The thing people get wrong

Not recorded — the field is blank rather than guessed.