Wilted potatoes

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Twood

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Wilted potatoes
« on: June 26, 2020, 22:15 »
I’ve just had a look at my spuds
And found a couple with yellowing foliage and a couple with brown basically dead foliage (see picture)
They aren’t all the same variety Charlotte and Desiree. The potatoes underneath are ok.
Anyone have any thoughts ??
I did note that the soil was quite dry surprising eally given the amount of rain we’ve had in the last week or so although been very hot the last couple of days.
The rest of the spuds look ok at the moment   :wub:
Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks Twood
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Happy Gardening May your plot be abundant in veg and free from slugs ! :)

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Re: Wilted potatoes
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2020, 01:11 »
Looks like blackleg to me. I always get a few casualties to it each year and just remove the infected foliage, as you have done. Crop is usually ok but best to use those spuds first as they may not keep.

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Re: Wilted potatoes
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2020, 01:19 »
The professional advice is to remove the tubers as well and destroy the lot in case of the disease spreading. Not that easy if it’s in the middle of a patch of potatoes, hence my more relaxed approach 😎

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Re: Wilted potatoes
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2020, 09:16 »
Looks like blackleg to me. I always get a few casualties to it each year and just remove the infected foliage, as you have done. Crop is usually ok but best to use those spuds first as they may not keep.

Same here, and make sure to rotate potato planting around the plot as the bacteria may survive over winter in ground and infect any potatoes replanted there.

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Twood

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Re: Wilted potatoes
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2020, 10:07 »
Thanks timdunn and Mum
I had checked the rest of the spuds everything looking ok at the moment. Fingers crossed

To be honest Ive eaten the potatoes  :ohmy: They looked ok and I figured why waste them !!!! :D :D

thanks again



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