Is this blight?

Elmarto · « **on:** July 27, 2014, 20:24 »

Just had a look at my spuds and I have seen this on a couple of leaves, could it be blight? I have to work away next week and won't be back til Friday, should I take off the foliage?

Thanks!

Elmarto · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2014, 20:25 »

I forgot add a pic

Nobbie · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2014, 20:30 »

It looks like the start of it to me, are any of the stems blackened in patches. Try picking off all the affected leaves and see if more appear.

Elmarto · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2014, 20:32 »

It's on about 10 leaves maybe out of a 3m row.

Stems don't seem too bad

Goosegirl · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2014, 12:26 »

It's either the effects of sun on water droplets on the leaves or blight. The areas look a bit sunken to me and am thinking of the latter. If it is, you will see a lot more leaves affected over just a few days. Have you anyone who could have a look early this week and, if it is blight, cut the haulms off? If not, you should be ok until the weekend as it won't have had time to get into the potatoes.

Salmo · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2014, 18:31 »

Almost certainly blight. The weather forecast this week is not condusive to blight developing rapidly so you should be OK for tops removal next weekend.

Elmarto · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2014, 21:42 »

I managed to take the tops off before I left, I put them in bin bags. I was a bit worried as I have tomatoes in a greenhouse a couple of feet away!

I'm pretty gutted as they had put a lot of growth on top, I'm going to dig them up over the weekend and see what is left!

The variety is desiree

taffe · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2014, 22:13 »

fully sympathize with you ,just did mine today.3 rows pink fir apple +6 rows kerrs pink.I.m down in south wales SA18 postcode.checked kerrs pink and test dig unearthed pots about small apple size so hopefully will have a crop to dig out over autumn.gonna flamegun the area tomorrow to kill off any blight spores.only bright spot was i surprised about 5 frogs which have been relocated to other parts of my garden.

snowdrops · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2014, 06:09 »

Elmarto, the usual advice is to leave the potatoes un dug for 2weeks once you have taken the tops off to prevent the spores getting to the crop

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