I leave it a couple of weeks, and then store in sealed buckets as it stinks. Use it as a spray for everything.
Pop your pots of melons into a hospital area, out of drafts and warm, and see whether they pick up in 10 days.
The onions look possibly viral, not fungal, so harvest as early as you can and destroy everything but the onion.
Eek so you don’t think it’s rust?
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Ahhh so maybe due to me just chucking them outside when I got home? Thanks I’ll try that.
Do you dilute or use as is?
What ever it is it doesn’t look bad and only the bottom leaves, if I was you I’d take off the infected leaves and see what happens, those leaves are not doing anything for the plant. Garlic tends to start dying back in mid June here in Burgundy the bottom leaves first.
They’re looking very sorry, I’d get new ones and keep them warm, a bit of polythyne sheeting and a few canes can work wonders. Cold stunted plants rarely come to anything good.
I’ve just harvested some of my garlics! Some are opening up a bit, is this because I’ve left them too long? Some are still a bit smaller, I’m hesitating whether or not to leave the ones that look smaller in a bit longer or just harvest the lot. Any thoughts @Wozza @JaneJones ?
Ifnore me! I’m harvesting them all! With exams this week and friends on the weekend won’t have time and it frees up my bed for another crop!
Fantastic!!
Some nice garlic you have there. 
I usually harvest mine at the end of the month / when the bottom leaves start dying off. I usually have a few that have started to split so eat those and the smaller ones first, love fresh garlic . If you don’t need the space I’d leave the rest in to finish growing they’ll store better, don’t rush the drying process the younger the more time it takes.
You know is a good crop when you need a wheelbarrow to transport it 
84, mainly huge, maybe 5-10 small / regular and only one I’d class as pathetic! Very pleased! Just looked and I actually put it in my planner, planted 20/10/23.
Mine went in this morning
So many vegetables not enough time
Late harvest then, what variety or varieties?
Its called Carolus. They are good for chips apparently and mildew resistant, which after last years disaster I thought a good thing!
I know they should have gone in a month ago but teaching life been absolutely horrendous and was also needing dh to finish digging it the brambles. In my defence it says plant April / May so I’m only 2 days late
Garlic update, I read that in badly rust affected garlic to not cure with the stems. So I’ve cut them all as instructed and they are all ready to feed through the fire tonight and 2 big boxes out to cure. A bit sad as I adored my homemade garlic braids last year. Oh well, maybe the shallots or red onions will be able to.
Didn’t look infected in the photo, just natural die off, even if slightly infected, I’d have just taken off the yellow leaves and left to dry. You’re South of me so probably a few weeks ahead for planting / harvesting. Pls give updates on the garlic storage etc.
Could early harvest some of mine, but have to munch through last year’s crop, only a few to go now.
We are always the last in our village to plant out the potager. Just means we are enjoying peas when other people’s are finished! We don’t grow much that needs more than 90 days, apart from stuff that hangs on all winter, so works just fine for us.
My all time favorite gardener was Christopher Lloyd and he firmly believed that you should do things when you remember/have time/feel like it rather than slavishly follow a calendar, and the difference ends up being pretty small.
Had to look up on them, main cropping, planting this late shouldn’t be a problem, like many spuds need 3-4months so good for Sept-Oct. I’d dig a few in Sept for dinner and leave the rest dig for Winter storage in late Oct, or if you don’t have freezing weather leave in the ground and dig as needs.
Mine’s all macerating in gin!
I am envious of all your green fingers… I have some chives, nice thyme and sage bushes, some small strawberries and a blackcurrant bush whose berries are beginning to darken. That’s all ! I am good at pulling out weeds but my fingers are just not green! My excuse : no soil. But it’s OK because we have two local markets a week and plenty of choice.
