Re: xanthan gum - cabbage slime

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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!

>

[Guest guest]

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