Potato plant leaves starting to shrivel and go darker

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DeanAW

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Hello all

For weeks the potato plants in my raised bed seem to have been growing well and healthily, however today some of the leaves are shriveling and curling in random directions and going a darker green than the rest of the other leaves. It is not all the leaves and it looks like it's mainly the newest growth that is effected. I didn't use any manure so I don't think it's likely to be the effects of aminopyralid. The leaves have only just started turning like it also, and if it was a problem with the growing medium would the plants not have been like they are in the photos since they started growing? I apologise for my ignorance if this isn't an issue. I'm very new to vegetable gardening. The photos are not the only occurances; it's sporadically all over the new growth.
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« Last Edit: June 01, 2012, 19:26 by DeanAW »

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bazh

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Re: Potato plant leaves starting to shrivel and go darker
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2012, 20:08 »
Dean the pics are a bit blurred, is every plant the same? How many plants?
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DeanAW

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Re: Potato plant leaves starting to shrivel and go darker
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2012, 20:28 »
Thanks for replying :). There are 5 plants and there seemed to be patches all over the conopy they made. I can try to get a better photo if that will help.

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Re: Potato plant leaves starting to shrivel and go darker
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2012, 20:37 »
To be honest Dean I wouldn't worry to much, the plot owner next to me got hit big time when we had a frost earlier this month because he hadn't earthed up his spuds he's 83 ffs so he can be excused and his spuds seem fine now I'm sure what ever yours have is a little blip, saying that 5 spuds isn't a lot of plants to have.

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DeanAW

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Re: Potato plant leaves starting to shrivel and go darker
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2012, 20:51 »
Okay. As to why it's only 5 plants; I'm only just starting growing anything and a small raised bed is all I have to work with at the minute. Thanks for the replies.


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