The dreaded blight has struck again! Last year it was our tomatoes and this year it got to our potatoes. Within a period of about 2 weeks, we went from potato plants that looked like this:
To potato plants that looked like this:
It is depressing to say the least! Below is a close-up of an infected leaf:
For those who have not yet experienced the
potato blight, it is a mold that spreads rapidly in hot conditions. Unfortunately, the spores can travel long distances on the wind and it can over-winter in the soil, so once infected it can be difficult to eradicate. We have instituted measures to prevent the tomatoes from becoming infected, so cross your fingers.
To potato plants that looked like this:
It is depressing to say the least! Below is a close-up of an infected leaf:
For those who have not yet experienced the potato blight, it is a mold that spreads rapidly in hot conditions. Unfortunately, the spores can travel long distances on the wind and it can over-winter in the soil, so once infected it can be difficult to eradicate. We have instituted measures to prevent the tomatoes from becoming infected, so cross your fingers.
2 comments:
Oh no! Hopefully, your tomatoes will survive.
I would recommend disinfecting your soil at the end and start of the season.In England can buy something called Jeyes Fluid, my Great grandfather used it also in his greenhouse.
Good Luck with it,can understand how the Irish felt in the terrible Irish potato famine when the blight wiped out food for families who had nothing else to eat.
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