This was my second to last tuber to plant. I was using the plastic bag method but some of the soil from this tubers bag dumped out onto my flower bed with all my other tubers 😭 are they all goners? I tried to scoop out as much of the contaminated soil as I could…
by PsychologicalFix196
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Yes
Amateur here, but from what I’ve learned, even if some contaminated soil fell in, it doesn’t necessarily mean the other tubers have/will become infected. The number one way to be infected by the gall bacteria in the soil is through an open wound.
So it’s probably going to be fine for the season but maybe be extra careful
if you have to dig them up for winter storage and wash the soil off thoroughly
Yes, crown gall. It’s unlikely that a small amount of the soil just dropped would spread gall.