Blighted!

My entire tomato crop got blight. Not entirely sure where from, but the constant damp and warm weather won’t have helped. They are now all dead.

I have just seen the first signs of blight on the potato crop. I am trying to halt it’s progress by removing infected foliage - but I don’t hold out much hope for it.

Giles had given me some young tomato plants which I will try and grow in the second greenhouse, which I intend to keep much drier.

Written by exmonkey on June 30th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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Ally
#1. July 19th, 2007, at 6:54 AM.

I think that kind cross-infects between tomatoes and potatoes - have you burn the toms?

exmonkey
#2. July 19th, 2007, at 7:00 AM.

Two of the three varieties of potatoes have been infected as well. But I am waiting to see how bad it’s effect on the crop will be as the plants are hanging on in there.

The toms were disposed of appropriately, but I think the sustained warm, wet weather is to blame here. UK farmers are having terrible problems with potato blight.

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