Posting this on behalf of Spider while she's preparing dinner.

The shop-bought leeks have a dark outer layer that may be rust. She's
wondering if this is safe to put on the compost heap, in case the rust
virus may survive and infect her decorative alliums.

Any advice please?

--
RG

In article , RG wrote:
Posting this on behalf of Spider while she's preparing dinner.

The shop-bought leeks have a dark outer layer that may be rust. She's
wondering if this is safe to put on the compost heap, in case the rust
virus may survive and infect her decorative alliums.

Any advice please?

Not very likely. Rusts are fungi, and wind- not soil-borne.
Apparently the decorative alliums are generally resistant to
leek rust, anyway. But not impossible.

I would compost them, but the only decorative Allium I grow
is christophii, which is almost unkillable.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 28/04/2014 20:11, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , RG wrote:
Posting this on behalf of Spider while she's preparing dinner.

The shop-bought leeks have a dark outer layer that may be rust. She's
wondering if this is safe to put on the compost heap, in case the rust
virus may survive and infect her decorative alliums.

Any advice please?

Not very likely. Rusts are fungi, and wind- not soil-borne.
Apparently the decorative alliums are generally resistant to
leek rust, anyway. But not impossible.

I would compost them, but the only decorative Allium I grow
is christophii, which is almost unkillable.



Thank you Nick.
We do like to compost as much as possible.
Spider said that someone on URG 'would know their onions' groan

--
RG

On 28/04/2014 20:11, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , RG wrote:
Posting this on behalf of Spider while she's preparing dinner.

The shop-bought leeks have a dark outer layer that may be rust. She's
wondering if this is safe to put on the compost heap, in case the rust
virus may survive and infect her decorative alliums.

Any advice please?

Not very likely. Rusts are fungi, and wind- not soil-borne.
Apparently the decorative alliums are generally resistant to
leek rust, anyway. But not impossible.

I would compost them, but the only decorative Allium I grow
is christophii, which is almost unkillable.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.




Thanks from me personally, Nick. I love to give my compost worms lots
of lovely food, but not at the risk to my gorgeous Alliums. I also grow
Christophii (in memory of my late bother), but supplement them with A.
'Purple Sensation' which are earlier than Christophii with me, so
extends the colour. I also grow Allium senescens, more of a scree
plant. It is pretty, but does not have the impact of the other two.

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

On 29/04/2014 08:55, RG wrote:
On 28/04/2014 20:11, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , RG
wrote:
Posting this on behalf of Spider while she's preparing dinner.

The shop-bought leeks have a dark outer layer that may be rust. She's
wondering if this is safe to put on the compost heap, in case the rust
virus may survive and infect her decorative alliums.

Any advice please?

Not very likely. Rusts are fungi, and wind- not soil-borne.
Apparently the decorative alliums are generally resistant to
leek rust, anyway. But not impossible.

I would compost them, but the only decorative Allium I grow
is christophii, which is almost unkillable.



Thank you Nick.
We do like to compost as much as possible.
Spider said that someone on URG 'would know their onions' groan

Just wondering "when a leek bolts does it become a security leek"?

On 29/04/2014 19:36, David Hill wrote:
On 29/04/2014 08:55, RG wrote:
On 28/04/2014 20:11, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , RG
wrote:
Posting this on behalf of Spider while she's preparing dinner.

The shop-bought leeks have a dark outer layer that may be rust. She's
wondering if this is safe to put on the compost heap, in case the rust
virus may survive and infect her decorative alliums.

Any advice please?

Not very likely. Rusts are fungi, and wind- not soil-borne.
Apparently the decorative alliums are generally resistant to
leek rust, anyway. But not impossible.

I would compost them, but the only decorative Allium I grow
is christophii, which is almost unkillable.



Thank you Nick.
We do like to compost as much as possible.
Spider said that someone on URG 'would know their onions' groan

Just wondering "when a leek bolts does it become a security leek"?





--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

On 29/04/2014 22:12, Spider wrote:
On 29/04/2014 19:36, David Hill wrote:
On 29/04/2014 08:55, RG wrote:
On 28/04/2014 20:11, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , RG
wrote:
Posting this on behalf of Spider while she's preparing dinner.

The shop-bought leeks have a dark outer layer that may be rust. She's
wondering if this is safe to put on the compost heap, in case the rust
virus may survive and infect her decorative alliums.

Any advice please?

Not very likely. Rusts are fungi, and wind- not soil-borne.
Apparently the decorative alliums are generally resistant to
leek rust, anyway. But not impossible.

I would compost them, but the only decorative Allium I grow
is christophii, which is almost unkillable.



Thank you Nick.
We do like to compost as much as possible.
Spider said that someone on URG 'would know their onions' groan

Just wondering "when a leek bolts does it become a security leek"?





Ooops! Firing blanks. Sorry about that. Must have been speechless ...
Nah ... it was worth a LOL :~).

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay