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Old 28-06-2007, 10:37 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Robert \(Plymouth\) Robert \(Plymouth\) is offline
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Default Potato blight - degree of urgency?


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: On Jun 28, 7:17 pm, "Robert \(Plymouth\)" beachcom...@ultimate-
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: You can spray with dithane or apply Bordeaux mixture as a preventative
: measure but I have never found it to be successful. I have stopped
growing
: outdoor tomatoes and am growing Thompson and Morgan blight resistant
potato
: varieties and hoping that they stand up to this summer's weather, which
must
: be the ultimate test.
:
: We have a big problem in France with potatoes, Colorado Beetle, all
: the potatoes have to be sprayed, it is a great problem in the area
: where our house is.
:
: Judith
:
Yikes, that sound s bad. I didn't realise you were in France