Red potato problem disease

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Red potato problem disease
« on: July 22, 2009, 17:37 »
Any ideas what is wrong with my potatoes.  They are reds with white wart like pustules
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Re: Red potato problem disease
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 17:40 »
Bit blurry - could be common scab - only skin deep.

Had you limed the soil before.

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« Last Edit: July 22, 2009, 18:25 by DD. »
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Red potato problem disease
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 17:45 »
No, we just dug, manured and planted.   The white pustules are like tiny warts

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Re: Red potato problem disease
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2009, 18:27 »
Just realised that this is in the General Gardening forum, I'll whizz it to GYO where the spud experts lurk.

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Re: Red potato problem disease
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 21:16 »
I have got the exact same on my maincrop Red Spuds (Romano) which I dug up today.
It looks like it is scab and is nothing to worry about as it is only skin deep. As far as I am aware it will not affect either the taste or the tubers storing but I guess it would be best to use them first. It is caused when the soil is too Alkaline, this can happen when the soil has been limed the winter before.
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Re: Red potato problem disease
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 22:17 »
thanks

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Re: Red potato problem disease
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2009, 00:03 »
Isn't common scab caused by lack of water at certain growing times as well ? I found it on my spuds from the plants at the ends of the rows. All still tasted great though 1  :)
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