[dmg]

I have the odd potato in each row that seems to be dying off. They are all first earlies and there are 5 different varieties. Any ideas anyone?


Thanks
Dmg

[bravemurphy]

That's very similar to what I have.

I looked it up and it could be a few things but I think it is or was frost.

Mine seem to be wilting too and there is a bit of leaf curl too.

Just out of interest , where did you get the seed potatoes from?

Mine came from T and M.

[grinling]

Frost, cover them with a bit of soil to protect them... they will be fine.

[fatcat1955]

check for ant's, they can cause this problem.

[dmg]

Thanks for the replies,
I've earthed them up after I took the pic,
fatcat - its not ants, not seen any near
bravenurphy I got my spuds from JBA

[solway cropper]

Doesn't look like frost damage to me but it could be one of a number of diseases brought in on infected tubers. Certified seed does not mean disease free, just that you are less likely to have problems. I've had seed potatoes from a big Scottish supplier for the last 3 years and always have the odd plant or two go down with blackleg. The first symptom is yellowing/curled leaves. Check the stems at soil level and if they are black and rotten lift the plant and burn it.

[Kajazy]

I had a lot of potatoes looking like that last year, and it invariably turned out to be blackleg. Have a look at the stem, see what you can see.

[simonwatson]

Almost certainly not frost damage, as the plants either side are completely fine, plus frost damage tends to turn black pretty much straight away.

[Wild Willow]

Interesting b/c my potatoes are doing the same thing.  One could be b/c I planted it too soon in a bucket thay *may* be too small for it.  But I have one in the ground, where the others are growing happily yet this one is wilting!?! 

[mumofstig]

I have a few dotted about in the rows of earlies and they look like blackleg when I had a look at the stems 

It's not been a good year for them has it 

[dmg]

I didn't even know about blackleg, I will check them tomorrow when I go up.
I love this forum - every day's a school day 

Dmg

[bravemurphy]

As I just said on another thread I got ants nests under mine, not happy about it but they got to live somewhere.