[Chris929]

Hi All

Not been able to go down to the plot as regular as I would have liked this summer. Just noticed that my outdoor toms have been ravaged by blight and my spuds also show signs. Can I harvest the potatoes or are they goners ? They potatoes themselves should be quite deep in the ground, maybe a foot, so I'm hoping someone will say they're protected and they aren't all wasted? Any help appreciated. Cheers.

[greenjay]

Potatoes   should be ok. cut  down and  remove haulm   this  should  harden their skins. lift  on a dry day. leave   to   dry  then  brush  off soil  in  your  hands, grade   as  you do so. any  damage use  first. no   blemish  store for longer.  i  use   brown sacks

[mumofstig]

Yes, cut the tops off and dispose of foliage, leave the potatoes underground for a couple of weeks for the skins to harden, before digging them up

[Chris929]

Thanks folks. Is now around the normal time for harvesting them anyway? Silly me labelled the dates in supposedly permanent marker but the ink disappeared in the rain 😂