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Ropster

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« on: August 05, 2008, 17:56 »
My cabbage etc bed


Is this Smut, if so what do I do about it, only plant stem affected removed


is this blight, 4 smith days in a row for my postcode

first Brocoli

First Coli int the middle somewherte, v small LOL


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agapanthus

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« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2008, 19:22 »
Oooerr! Never seen a sweetcorn like that before, so sorry can't help, but it does look like blight I'm afraid......suggest someone else confirms it tho'. If it is the best thing to do is take the haulms and burn them and try and salvage any potatoes you can, although they won't store:(

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« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2008, 22:17 »
I'm really sorry, but that is definitely Smut  :(

All you can do is destroy it before spores spread to other plants.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_smut

Hope the rest of your crop is ok.

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« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2008, 01:04 »
Yep, definitely smut on the corn. It's windblown and a real pain. Careful when binning it for if the bulbels explode (which they'll easily do) they'll spread the smut fungus spores (powder) everywhere and affect your crops for the next few years. Check carefully for any other infected corn ears and bin them asap.
I haven't been able to grow corn here for years because of smut, yet the next street over is clear of smut on their corn.  :cry:

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« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2008, 01:48 »
Don't despair. It's a delicacy in some countries.
This site does contain some bad language but very funny.
Look at Vol 7.:)
http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/cat_steve_dont_eat_it.php

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« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2008, 01:57 »
Yes, the Mexicans adore them...and as such the USA Gov actually allowed the smut spores to be purposely introduced to corn plants!

Got any Mexican or Aztec neighbours, Ropster?

Sorry for the lighthearted slant - I do appreciate it's an awful prob for you, just trying to cheer you up a bit  :wink:

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Ropster

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« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2008, 08:17 »
Mabey I should just eat the Smut instead of binning it ?

Does anyone else have a view on the Potatoes, is it Blight or just normal die back ?

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« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2008, 10:56 »
It looks awfully like blight to me.  :(

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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2008, 21:02 »
most likley is blight if its no worse than the pics show you could try a spray with dithane as this will protect the good parts of the leaf and stop the spores from spreading to the soil
the caulis look as if they have been sown to early this is in my opinion one of the most difficult crops that we grow as you need the right variety & sow at the right time for your area. may i also add that the plants in general look a little short on nitrogen by the colour of the leaves
this is smut on the sweet corn, also check the stems of the plants as well and burn all infected material, lays in the ground for upto 4 years and can be spread on the plot while cultivating the ground
hope this is some help to you :)
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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2008, 22:11 »
Thanks for all the advice guys
I have choped the spuds off at ground level to protect the potatoes in the ground.

No Idea if the Caulis were planted at the right time as it was my third attempt, they are Avalanche , says sow Feb to May on the packet so it would have been late may early June before I got any to germinate and make it past seed leaf stage.

I will have to give them a bit of a feed next time I am down as I havent fed them and the ground was not manured as I got the plot too late.

Finaly, will the Brocoli and Cauli get bigger or will they just go to seed ?

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« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2008, 00:53 »
Let the caulis and broccoli grow on. My caulis were like tennis balls until I sloped off for a 10 day holiday. When I returned they were the size of footballs.

Ain't nature cute.   :lol:
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