Buckets with Blight from last year... what to do with

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MattieG

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Hi All

I grew some spuds in 9 buckets last year but they all got late blight.

Should I get rid of the soil this year or at least keep it away from all my other
soil/growing medium or would it have disappeared by now???

Thanks
Mattie

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mumofstig

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Re: Buckets with Blight from last year... what to do with
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2014, 14:10 »
Don't use it for tomatoes or potatoes - just in case.

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Re: Buckets with Blight from last year... what to do with
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2014, 14:28 »
Agree with Mum - the usual advice is that blight can only overwinter on living plant material (like potatoes themselves) but there remains some doubt as to whether that is 100% true in all situations.
Sow your seeds, plant your plants. What's the difference? A couple of weeks or more when answering possible queries!

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Re: Buckets with Blight from last year... what to do with
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2014, 15:18 »
Awesome, thanks guys :)


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