http://mygarden.rhs.org.uk/forums/224.aspxHave you noticed any new pests or diseases in your garden, or are the old favourites getting out of hand? CommunityServer 2007.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 30415.43)http://mygarden.rhs.org.uk/forums/thread/38918.aspxSun, 14 Jun 2009 10:17:25 GMT067b4958-8d6e-4ae0-88b5-4af491fdf8f2:38918karencooke0http://mygarden.rhs.org.uk/forums/thread/38918.aspxhttp://mygarden.rhs.org.uk/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=224&PostID=38918Hi, I'm a bit of a novice at growing vegetables, but we inherited a well cultivated patch when we bought our house. I planted lots of onions and garlic and over wintered them. The garlic is now turning yellow and the bulbs are rotting. The onions (some of which are in the same bed) are all doing fine. I consulted my book which indicated this might be white rot. However I can't see any of the black spores that are described here http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0805/onion_whiterot.asp, but it is white and fluffy. Not all of the garlic is affected at the moment. Before I pull it all up is there a way to confirm that it is white rot rather than anything else? And given that I won't be able to grow onions, garlic and leeks in the soil again if it is white rot, do you have any advice for growing in containers? Thanks Karen Cooke