Potato Blight
I discovered the first early signs of potato blight on my plot yesterday affecting all my crop main and first and second earlies. I have cut off all the haulm down to soil level, the potatoes I dug yesterday and today are all OK. Question should I dig all the potatoes up now or will it be Ok to leave and dig up as normal when I need them. I did wonder about the blight spoors being washed down to the tubers with all the rain we are having.
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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on -
Personally, I'd dig them up
They won't grow anymore what ever you do and leaving them they will either rot of if the blight was further down than you thought, lose them anyway
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Permalink Reply by Fred Hogg on -
Agreed...
Darren Blick said:Personally, I'd dig them up
They won't grow anymore what ever you do and leaving them they will either rot of if the blight was further down than you thought, lose them anyway
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Permalink Reply by David Ford on -
thanks guys guess tomorrow i`ll get the potato fork out and dig `em all up
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Permalink Reply by Mark Abbott-Compton on -
If I were you I'd get them out of the ground then not going to get any bigger and the Blight spores can get washed into the soil of them they will keep for an even shorter period I lost all mine 3 weeks ago, and it's probably a good idea not plant to the same ground for a couple of years
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Permalink Reply by David Ford on
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Thanks Mark and too every body else who commented I dug them all up today
Mark Abbott-Compton said:If I were you I'd get them out of the ground then not going to get any bigger and the Blight spores can get washed into the soil of them they will keep for an even shorter period I lost all mine 3 weeks ago, and it's probably a good idea not plant to the same ground for a couple of years
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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on -
The Fight Against Blight map is now covered in red dots which all looks pretty scary. Thankfully, Cumbria is one of the few English counties with no reported incidents. If we can hold out for another few weeks I should be able to get my maincrops lifted. No consolation for those affected but I'm desperate to rescue something from what has been a disastrous year for spuds.
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Permalink Reply by David Ford on
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I see no mention of tomato blight yet, it is just as deadly, last year even by growing in a greenhouse mine still got it, so I have not bothered this year.
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Permalink Reply by Mark Abbott-Compton on
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couple of growers of tomatos i chat to on twitter been devastated by tomato blight one near henly lost couple of tunnels full
David Ford said:I see no mention of tomato blight yet, it is just as deadly, last year even by growing in a greenhouse mine still got it, so I have not bothered this year.
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Permalink Reply by Lucinda Lupin on -
This is my third growing veg and so far my potatoes have been good. How do I spot blight?
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Permalink Reply by Flighty on -
Have a look here - Potato and tomato blight / Royal Horticultural Society
Lucinda Lupin said:This is my third growing veg and so far my potatoes have been good. How do I spot blight?
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Permalink Reply by David Ford on
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Have a look at my picture
Lucinda Lupin said:This is my third growing veg and so far my potatoes have been good. How do I spot blight?
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Shirley on -
Sorry, only just seen this post.
You would have been better to cut and remove all the hulm and left the potatoes in the ground for a week or two - allowing the spores on the soil surface to die off before they have a chance to get into contact with the spuds.
In addition, removing the hulm encourages the skins to harden and thicken slightly - again improving resistance.
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