[NATHAN]

Hi all, just a quick one - all of the greenery on my potatos - both second earlies and main crops have died - will the potatos be ok? Can i leave them until i need them or should i dig them up now?

[richyrich7]

You can pull up the foliage and leave in the ground for a while if you wish, not  blighted are they ? if so then get the foliage off asap

[digital_biscuit]

Mine have done exactly that, i think its due to the excess of water and most prob blight! I am removing my greenery tonight should the sun remain bright!

[ytyynycefn]

Same here, think it's blight.  They were down to leggy dead sticks by the time I had chance to remove them today.  I did pull a few spuds (Desiree) while I was at it, as I needed some for tea, and they look OK.

 :?: So do I just leave them in the soil for a couple for weeks for the skins to thicken up?  Or dig and dry them off in the sun (ha) for storage asap?  :?:

Any advice would be appreciated as I only grew my first ever spuds last year, and that was very, very different to this year...  :roll:

[WG.]

Same here, think it's blight.  They were down to leggy dead sticks by the time I had chance to remove them today.  I did pull a few spuds (Desiree) while I was at it, as I needed some for tea, and they look OK.

 :?: So do I just leave them in the soil for a couple for weeks for the skins to thicken up?  Or dig and dry them off in the sun (ha) for storage asap?  :?:

Any advice would be appreciated as I only grew my first ever spuds last year, and that was very, very different to this year...  :roll:

Leave them underground for at least 10 days until blight spores die out on surface of soil.

[ytyynycefn]

They're under black plastic mulch at the mo - will this make any difference?

[WG.]

They're under black plastic mulch at the mo - will this make any difference?

No.  Blight attacks tubers via the haulm

[richyrich7]

Also tubers will continue to swell a little for up to a month ( so I read somewhere the other day).