[hammers07]

Just had my first veg from the allotment.

Broad beans , lettuce and courgettes. All in good condition despite the rain. Made a cheese and lettuce sandwich to celebrate - delicious

Tomato plants appear to be growing well lots of flowers.

peas and mangetout looking very good as are runner beans but dwarf beans don't seem to have come through at all - wonder if its the wet weather ?

Aubergines and melons rotted away  - too wet !!! :cry:

then there is the potatoes - the earlies i planted have just finished flowering - look healthy

Some of the lates have devloped brown spots on the leaves and gone a pale - Is this potato blight ?  Noticed others on other allotments looking similar - Is this wet weather or blight ?

If blight what should i do ?

[richyrich7]

Blight looks like this

I usually remove the haulms, but not the spuds themselves, leave them for 10 days or so in the ground, then harvest. Blight has a limited life on the soil.

Hope this helps

[WG.]

I usually remove the haulms, but not the spuds themselves, leave them for 10 days or so in the ground, then harvest. Blight has a limited life on the soil.

I completely agree with the removal of haulms but thought that you left the tubers in the soil to reduce the risk of infection by airborne spores when you harvest?

Important to remove haulms quickly since infection does travel down into tuber by that route.

[richyrich7]

I usually remove the haulms, but not the spuds themselves, leave them for 10 days or so in the ground, then harvest. Blight has a limited life on the soil.

I completely agree with the removal of haulms but thought that you left the tubers in the soil to reduce the risk of infection by airborne spores when you harvest?

Important to remove haulms quickly since infection does travel down into tuber by that route.

That's what I mean "not the spuds themselves"

I was told when the spores land on the soil they can remain viable for approx 7 days, hence leave harvesting for 10 days +,

 either way don't lift your spuds straight away.