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Potato blight
Anyone had the dreaded scourge attack their spuds yet?
We've had a couple of plants looking yellowed and sickly and showing signs of probable blight, so hubby's dug them up and salvaged the tubers in an attempt to stop it spreading through the lot. Luckily the potatoes seem fine and there's more than enough for tea. All the other plants look ok so far. Hope it doesn't get the whole patch before we've had all our lovely new potatoes. -- Sue |
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Potato blight
"Indigo" wrote
Anyone had the dreaded scourge attack their spuds yet? We've had a couple of plants looking yellowed and sickly and showing signs of probable blight, so hubby's dug them up and salvaged the tubers in an attempt to stop it spreading through the lot. Luckily the potatoes seem fine and there's more than enough for tea. All the other plants look ok so far. Hope it doesn't get the whole patch before we've had all our lovely new potatoes. I've never known it this early, usually end of July and August. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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Potato blight
On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:41:25 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote:
I've never known it this early, usually end of July and August. Google "Smith Period", it's unusual to get those conditions in June but not impossible. There is at least one web-site that allows you to sign up and get email warnings of Smith Periods in your area. hth Derek |
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Potato blight
On 12/06/2014 22:41, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Indigo" wrote Anyone had the dreaded scourge attack their spuds yet? We've had a couple of plants looking yellowed and sickly and showing signs of probable blight, so hubby's dug them up and salvaged the tubers in an attempt to stop it spreading through the lot. Luckily the potatoes seem fine and there's more than enough for tea. [...] I've never known it this early, usually end of July and August. The OH remarked it seemed a bit early for blight but we have had several days of very warm and rather muggy weather here in Norfolk; just right for encouraging all manner of trouble. The two plants he got rid of (Arran Pilot) also had stems that were blackening at the base. He said one tuber nearest the stem had a rotten patch and was binned as well. Could it be something other than blight? So far the other plants still seem clear. -- Sue |
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Potato blight
On 13/06/2014 13:12, Derek Turner wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:41:25 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote: I've never known it this early, usually end of July and August. Google "Smith Period", it's unusual to get those conditions in June but not impossible. There is at least one web-site that allows you to sign up and get email warnings of Smith Periods in your area. hth Derek Thanks. Found this which might be one you were thinking of. http://www.potato.org.uk/fight-again...ight-incidents Norfolk & Suffolk do have some reported cases already. -- Sue |
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Potato blight
"Indigo" wrote
Bob Hobden wrote: "Indigo" wrote Anyone had the dreaded scourge attack their spuds yet? We've had a couple of plants looking yellowed and sickly and showing signs of probable blight, so hubby's dug them up and salvaged the tubers in an attempt to stop it spreading through the lot. Luckily the potatoes seem fine and there's more than enough for tea. [...] I've never known it this early, usually end of July and August. The OH remarked it seemed a bit early for blight but we have had several days of very warm and rather muggy weather here in Norfolk; just right for encouraging all manner of trouble. The two plants he got rid of (Arran Pilot) also had stems that were blackening at the base. He said one tuber nearest the stem had a rotten patch and was binned as well. Could it be something other than blight? So far the other plants still seem clear. That is Black Leg not blight, usually comes from infected seed tubers which is why it's randomly distributed through the rows and it's encouraged by wet conditions. Arran Pilot is one of those susceptible to the disease as are Majestic, Maris Bard, Desiree and Estima. So don't grow any of those for a few years and don't replant your own tubers. Resistant varieties are Second Early.. Kestral, Saxon and Wilja Maincrop... Maris Piper. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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Potato blight
On 14/06/2014 18:03, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Indigo" wrote The OH remarked it seemed a bit early for blight but we have had several days of very warm and rather muggy weather here in Norfolk; just right for encouraging all manner of trouble. The two plants he got rid of (Arran Pilot) also had stems that were blackening at the base. He said one tuber nearest the stem had a rotten patch and was binned as well. Could it be something other than blight? So far the other plants still seem clear. That is Black Leg not blight, usually comes from infected seed tubers which is why it's randomly distributed through the rows and it's encouraged by wet conditions. Arran Pilot is one of those susceptible to the disease as are Majestic, Maris Bard, Desiree and Estima. So don't grow any of those for a few years and don't replant your own tubers. Resistant varieties are Second Early.. Kestral, Saxon and Wilja Maincrop... Maris Piper. We we're telling my Dad about this earlier and he said it sounded more like black leg too. I'd never heard of that before now, although he apparently used to have it attack the spuds in one part of his veg plot, when on the far side of his garden they do ok. We only put in a few rows, but I'd be sorry not to be able to grow any at all, as it's so much nicer to have new potatoes straight out of the garden when they're ready, rather than from a shop. The OH does buy new seed potatoes each spring and almost always chooses Arran Pilot, which have normally been fine, but I'll make a note to get a different, more resistant variety next year. Thanks very much for the info, Bob. -- Sue |
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