[mrsbean]

have,nt got spuds down this year, but got greenhouse and outdoor tomatoes. blight in my area, think some plot holders have it on their spuds. should i spray my tomatoes or is it too late.

[JayG]

If you're going to spray you need to do it before there are any signs of blight - it's a preventative measure rather than a cure unfortunately.

[Beetroot Queen]

We now have a dot on the blightwatch map, just got to wait for the pack to send in a sample

[Hampshire Hog]

Hi all just been down the plot and seen what looks too much like blight!! 
Had checked blight map and there didn't seem to be any round here.
Will have to chop down the tops after lunch can't risk it as I have two beds which looked very heathy till today!
Cheers HH

[Beetroot Queen]

It all depends on people reporting it, several went down on our site before ours but it was me that reported it

[Hampshire Hog]

Good point BQ i have sent an email report but the website doesn't seem set up to encourage reporting ??
Cheers HH

[AnneB]

Good point BQ i have sent an email report but the website doesn't seem set up to encourage reporting ??
Cheers HH

Same for me HH.  I got an automated response thanking me for my email, but nothing more and my report of blight in BD15 has not appeared on the map.  However, if you spend many hours trawling through their site, it does throw up one article with a name and email address where you can volunteer to be an allotment blight monitor.   

Is this what you have done BQ?   

I suspect they will only take reports from people who are blight scouts from the industry or registered allotment monitors who have been given a kit to send samples in.   I suppose it makes sure there are no false alarms, but potentially the blightwatch maps are under reporting the incidence of blight.

Here is the link to the relevant page.  The contact details are towards the bottom.

http://www.potato.org.uk/news/potato-growers-face-weather-related-challenges

[Beetroot Queen]

Yes you get encouraged to be a blight watch monitor and they did take about five days to respond but the response came in about 9 pm one night.

[gavinjconway]

Have I got Blight already??

Hi all - in the last few days my 2 rows of early spuds (Pentland Javelin) have decided to look like they have blight. The 2 rows are the only ones that look like this.. see photos.. I dug some spuds and they look great - no black blight blotches on the tubers at all... also no blotches on the stalks.. just the leaves looking very blighty!! Plants look a bit off as well compared to the others rows of late varieties which are roaring away and nice and dark green. Almost look like they have run out of steam and are starting to die off.. Planted them on 31 march so they are only 11 weeks old BUT it has been very dry. Even digging them today is very dry. I manured and fertilized with a bit of general fert and some organic potato pellets when I planted them.

Surely with the hot weather we've been having it cant be blight?? None on the map near me...

[Mother-Hen]

I have to say mine look the same, will be interesting to see what the general consensus is......

[Growster...]

I think blight would have been more general than your pics Gavin, so look at other problems - if any!

We all scrunge up when we see a leaf go awkward, and fear the worst! Just take it easy and consider the alternatives!

[bravemurphy]

They look blighty to me.

[gavinjconway]

Its a strange on.... the two early rows have totally lost colour compared to the rest... same prep etc. for all 6 rows..

[AnneB]

It looks like blight to me.  Oddly,  three plots on our site have had blight in the last 2 weeks, all Pentland Javelin.  Blight maps show nothing in the immediate vicinity, but in the next county.   I chopped the tops off mine and am leaving for 2 weeks.   Mine looked like yours, but I didn't want to risk leaving them to spread to the maincrops in the next bed, which are the more resistant Cara and Picasso.  The plotholder next to me had 1 plant very blighted in a tub, he checked underneath and all was mush.

[ally]

I only grow earlies due to space... Went to do some weeding and noticed most of my 'nicolas' had brown/black patches on the leaves, whole plant didnt look too healthy, white fungal on some leaves .... As I've got 25 tom plants outside too I decided not to risk them for a few rows of spuds. Cut them down and  Dug up 3 rows, best yield I've ever had! Friends have been very happy ...