potato blight

I have potato blight on my spuds (Edzell Blue and sarpo mira). Should I cut down the foliage and leave the potatoes in the ground or should I dig the whole lot up?????


Many thanks. GF

 

Can't seem to access my photobucket a/c. Is it because I'm now using a Mac???

The lower leaves are turning yellow and are covered in brown spots that are clear on the back of the leaves also, some of the leaves are curling at the ends and turning brown.
Does it sound like blight???

Many thanks. GF

 

Hi gf. Sounds more like the effects of a very dry season to me, nothing untoward.

Cheers...freddy.

 

Phew! I was thinking that Sarpo Mira should be blight resistant to some degree, so that's good to hear.

Many thanks.GF.

 

Sounds more like natural die back prior to maturing to me.:thumb:

 

You'd know it if it was blight, halms would all drop & be slimey. Mine are starting to die back naturally now, leaving them 2 weeks after that before lifting so they store well.

 

I'm really worried that my potatoes have blight. The leaves were turning brown at the end and starting to curl. We trimmed them right back about a week ago and took all the leaves off that had any brown on. The plants themselves actually looks pretty healthy (albeit a little sparse now)

But Ziggy, none of the stalks were slimey? Not sure what to do, whether to leave them or dig them up....

 

littlegardeners - if it was blight the entire plant would turn brown / black, rot and die in a matter of days, or even quicker. They would look like this very quickly:

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It doesn't sound like you've got the blight to me.

 

Hi, these are a few shots I took whilst pruning. Reading all these posts I think I might have just been a little over cautious....

Phew!

 

There's blight warnings a-plenty flooding into my inbox at the moment.

If you haven't got it yet, and still have toms and spuds on the go, I'd highly recommend spraying with Bordeaux mix ASAP!