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Potato Blight?

Dats_rite · 2023-08-09 13:31:36

Hi All, 2nd year of planting spuds and got no blight last year. I planted this year in 2nd week of May and last night i noticed that half the crop are falling over with black spots I'm assuming its blight. IF i cut the stalks now do you think i could save the spuds? Leave in the ground for a couple of weeks? Thanks

09-08-2023 02:31PM

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Dats_rite

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Hi All,

2nd year of planting spuds and got no blight last year. I planted this year in 2nd week of May and last night i noticed that half the crop are falling over with black spots

I'm assuming its blight. IF i cut the stalks now do you think i could save the spuds?

Leave in the ground for a couple of weeks?

Thanks

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#2 13-08-2023 11:15AM

macraignil

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I think you should cut them down and dig them up straight away. Delaying for a couple of weeks will just allow more time for the blight to get into the tubers.
Happy gardening!

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#3 16-08-2023 02:55PM

tampopo

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Yeah, I just noticed mine like that yesterday and dug them up. just in time. Only one with evidence of blight attack. I pierced a few with the fork, alright...

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