[ilan]

Found blight on the toms in the poly tunnel a few days ago and have been cutting off the affected leaves ever since now the un ripe toms are starting to go as well  pots out side are rotting faster than we can eat them  the sweetcorn is just a ft high and its raining

[New shoot]

Oh dear    All you can do is keep cutting out any blighted leaves and removing fruit that looks like it is going.  A spray of Bayer Fruit and Vegetable Disease Control, which is a copper based fungicide, will help slow it down.

My potatoes are all up but I only grow earlies.  Is it worth lifting what you have left or are they too far gone?  My sweetcorn is also smaller than it should be but is flowering - we shall see 

Gutting after all the hard work.  I hope you get a break soon 

[Chrysalis]

Sorry 

Not good when all your hard work is ruined.... 

We are rethinking what to grow and looking forward to a second chance over the winter and into next year.

We've got off pretty lightly so far - only minimal blight and as we grow in high raised baskets not too bad with other stuff, though it's all late.

Take heart, there's always next year   

And at least we're not in Syria!

[devonbarmygardener]

My toms are really discoloured and feeling quite hard. I think I'm pretty sure I've got blight in my greenhouse
Never had such a problem before.
It's really gutting when you work so hard in the garden, lottie and greenhouse.

[mceuskadi]

yep, checked my polytunnel on Saturday: everything alright, 16 good looking, healthy tomato plants. Checked it again yesterday: 16 blight infected tomato plants, sprayed immediately the Bayer stuff and removed the brownish leaves (~1/2 of the plants) but I think there is no hope

[Paul Plots]

I thought we were having problems down here but sounds as if things are worse for many others.

It is more than disappointing when effort put in results in very little out.

So far the tomatoes and cucumbers in my three little greenhouses continue to look healthy - lots of dark green growth and a few green tomatoes.

All the potatoes tops were cut off weeks ago and I'm lifting the spuds as we need them.

Weeding, clearing and digging to start again next year is about all I have planned... that and a few prayers for everyone. 

[ilan]

sorry must not complain too much replaced the toms with some french beans growing in pots put some psb in as well still have a few toms in a seperate greenhouse which are giving a few fruits I still have the main crop pots to dig as I have just cut the tops off and left in the ground . Think I planted / not earthed the earlies up enough so they did not have any protection from the blight hopfully the mains will be deeper . r/Beans in the tunnel are producing at least a few .

[New shoot]

Everyone has had at least one 'what's the point' moment this year      Dusting yourself off and replanting is the only thing to do.  Glad you have some successes  

[Paul Plots]

I am so looking forward to clearing the plot this year and seeing the back of the oh so successful weeds that have continuously crept up on me. Normally I have time to keep them well under control but, what with so many wet days earlier and now, lack of time it has been a difficult and frustrating year.

Prizes for the greenest, lushest allotment paths might be mine but I'm not encouraging my dad to visit his old plot until it looks a great deal better than it presently does. 


Oh well the beetroot seem to be loving it and the beans are coming along. The strawberries were brilliant (thanks to DD) and we've had quite a few raspberries and blackberries. Things could be worse....I think. 

[Chrysalis]

Our runners are only just starting and the muntyframe is finally coming into it's own.  But the French beans are great and I sometimes have to pick twice a day!  So not all bad, then! 

Guess we've been lucky...