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Potato blight - degree of urgency?
"judith.lea wrote after "Bob Hobden" wrote: My understanding is that you need to get the blighted tops off asap before it's carried down to the tubers. You can then leave the tubers in the ground for a couple of weeks. Bob, is there something else that can be sprayed on which will stop it developing? I'm sure my Dad used to spray his with something??? Once the plant is infected I don't know of anything that cures it. There are a couple of preventative sprays, Dithane and the old favourite Bordeaux Mixture which I use on my Toms but they need to be reapplied after heavy rain (joke!). No sign of any blight on our potatoes or our Tomatoes so far but I don't hold out much hope for an outside tomato crop this year even with growing some "Ferline" (blight resistant). Perhaps I'll cover the row with bubble wrap, like a tent, to keep the rain off. I'll have to cost it out. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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