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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Anton 2 on July 24, 2021, 16:34

Title: Potato blight
Post by: Anton 2 on July 24, 2021, 16:34

Help please. I presume my semi earlies have got blight (see photos) They would have been out of the ground last month if the weather had been normal, not so cold.
I have cut off the foliage, and I imagine I have to wait two  weeks before lifting the potatoes (any earlier than that?).
I read that even if some of the potatoes are infected they will not infect the ones that have escaped the dreaded lurgy. Any experience with that anyone?

Title: Re: Potato blight
Post by: Yorkie on July 29, 2021, 21:29

Hi Anton

I've usually heard that 2 weeks is the right period to leave it after removing the foliage, so I'd stick to that.

I'm not sure about the contamination query in your final para, sorry.

Title: Re: Potato blight
Post by: Anton 2 on July 29, 2021, 23:21

Thanks a lot for replying, Yorkie.
I want't to plant some Chinese cabbage (I have in pots) as soon as I can lift the potatoes.