Blightwatch 2015 - Potatoes and Tomatoes

Thanks John

 

Thanks both. Luckily I'll be digging up my last 'Pentland Javelin' tomorrow. Not that it matters, we don't eat new/boiled potatoes! No idea why I chose them...

 

Our early sown Red Alert tomatoes planted in buckets have Blight, I would have notifeced this sooner but they've been placed in a remote l8cation to prevent Pup from helping himself and Mrs Scrungee has been doing the picking. I noticed some dsrk patches on the toms she'd picked, checked the plants and there's more damaged fruits and virtually all the leaves were affected but now have been removed and everything almost ripe picked.vWish the hot, dry westher wouod return.

 

Not had a warning as i've lost my old phone number, but sprayed yesterday as it just felt right for blight

 

Got blight warnings yesterday for my postcode plus every adjoining postcode.

 

I have tomato blight at allotment Have taken off as many tomatoes as I can & pulled plants up. Not alot else I can doNot been there since Sunday as had alot on -may have caught it early otherwise.

 

Got what might be very early signs of late blight on my PFAs so immediately cut the stems and chucked them on a bonfire that will be lit tonight, polytunnel toms (right next to the PFAs) still fine and outdoor Ferlines all still fine.

 

Think its time to call it a day with the outside toms

 

Just read this in a Franchi email

 

I thought blight was a fungus?
When I hear people say we need a cold winter to kill off pests etc. I always wonder how they manage in warmer climates where they dont get frost.
Must be a total nightmare.

 

Yes, Franchi (AKA Seeds of Italy) don't even seem to understand GCSE school level biology, http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/organisms_behaviour_health/disease/revision/2/