Potato Blight

[Commando]

Think my spuds have been hit with blight? Any top tips appreciated

[Gary24]

So long as they have flowered cut the foliage off and the spuds will be ok in the ground for a while,i had it last year moved my rows this year and all seems well:thumbup:

[Paul in the woods]

I tend to pick off the offending leaves if I catch it early enough or, as has been said, cut the tops off it it's too bad.

 

What spuds are you growing? As I'm also in mild and wet Devon we grow fairly early varieties to get a good crop before the blight. We're had good success with Vivaldi over the last two years, worth looking up if you want a productive early spud.

 

Edit to add: I'm not sure it's actually blight (early or late), but another infection, possibly some form of Leaf Spot?

Edited July 3, 2017 by Paul in the woods

[Commando]

Thanks guys. Bit late Paul, my Mrs has cut them back to the ground! First year we have grown them and probably made a few mistakes, watering the leaves, planted a bit tight together.

Not sure what the variety is as away at work. Will check when home.

 

Hopefully the ones we planted out of boxes will do ok.

[Gary24]

They will be fine there aint no real rules with spuds chuck em in and leave em to it

[Graham]

It's not blight. It looks like magnesium deficiency which is a common problem with taters. Epsom salts will sort that out.

[Commando]

Oh bugger! Looks like we grubbed em out too soon! Was concerned it would spread to the rest.

 

I assume the spuds will be ok if we leave em underground a couple of weeks.

Thx for advice

[Graham]

Oh bugger! Looks like we grubbed em out too soon! Was concerned it would spread to the rest.

 

I assume the spuds will be ok if we leave em underground a couple of weeks.

Thx for advice

 

They'll be fine. Just won't grow any more.