one more for a bonus point ?

penlee · « **on:** October 30, 2007, 22:17 »

For the second time in 4 months Ive ended up with Potatoe Blight.Planted up 4 tubs on the patio,thinking I might be lucky enough to have a few spuds for Christmas if I could keep the frost at bay.Never bother with any maincrop these days because of previous Blight problems.Was wrong in thinking it was a bit late in the year for BLXXDY Blight.

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2007, 22:20 »

Very late for blight. Any chance that it was frost?

noshed · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2007, 23:31 »

But Penlee is in Devon

WG. · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2007, 23:54 »

Quote from: "noshed"

But Penlee is in Devon

Cornwall according to sig. That's why I asked " Any chance that it was frost?"

Or do they never get frost so near the Equator?

gobs · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2007, 00:36 »

LMAO.

Ann · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2007, 11:43 »

No frosts here but we do have blight starting on the potatoes, have also lost my tomato plants which were grown to replace the earlier ones which suffered blight.

penlee · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2007, 20:57 »

Noshed, Penlee is Not in Devon,Have you never heard of the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster DEC 19TH 1981 when all the 8 crew were lost. WG, Yes we do get Frost in Cornwall and some snow,which falls in places other than Scotland. GOBS. what does LMAO mean in plain Cornish.

WG. · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2007, 21:15 »

Touchy!

So ... any chance that it was frost?

The symptoms are not dissimilar to blight.

gobs · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2007, 21:27 »

In plain English, as I (you forgive me will you) do not speak any Cornish, it means I was finding the comment being so far from the Equator very funny.

On the serious note, I'm not an expert on this one, but I have a couple of personal experiences that makes me think blight survives well into the autumn months to say the least.

I do not think blight works by timing, it's a spore spread by air, it's the right conditions, cold is not right for it, but then if it's not a cold autumn?

All of us gardeners are at the mercy of the weather and pests, we can only try our best. And we all do.

WG. · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2007, 22:33 »

Correct gobs, blight spores develop during Smith Periods

gobs · « **Reply #10 on:** November 01, 2007, 10:56 »

Quote from: "WG."

Correct gobs, blight spores develop during Smith Periods

:?: :?: :?: I thought shamanic beardie is joking me with some maths and spheres there.

:shock: :?

:idea: :idea: Checked out Smith Periods, what a wealth of information there, made a very interesting reading and a lot I've learnt.

Thanks, Taltos.

WG. · « **Reply #11 on:** November 01, 2007, 12:33 »

'Tis in the Glossary

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