Guest guest Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 I lost a cabbage to some kind of slimy rot, and earlier in the summer a bok choy to the same thing. Does anyone know a more proper name for it, so I may research and fight it? We have a small yard, and only 5 cabbages left! tia Desh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 One thing that happens is root maggots get them, and they die from the outside in with slime and decay. We lost 3 of 12 cabbages that way this year. Rotating crops is important, even in a small garden. Also putting wood ashes around the plant at transplanting time helps. But we have struggled with this off and on. If anyone else has good advice, let us know! Thea On Aug 29, 2007, at 8:04 AM, De Bell-Frantz wrote: > I lost a cabbage to some kind of slimy rot, and earlier in the > summer a > bok choy to the same thing. Does anyone know a more proper name for > it, > so I may research and fight it? We have a small yard, and only 5 > cabbages left! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Thanks for the wood ash tip! It does not seem to be root maggots, the leaves were fine and it was only a middle layer of the cabbage which was slimed, underneath the slime the cabbage looked fine. Other advisors have mentioned that since cabbages are cold-weather crops this might be due to the heat. I'm worried about fermenting the others, if they last, what if that is a nefarious bacteria? Desh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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