THE TATTIES THREAD 2018

I've put fleece over mine...will that be ok?!

 

The rooted sprouts I removed and planted 18 days (in 15 cells above) are coming on well and going into 1L pots today (and the larger plants in above pic are now big enough to go into 3L pots tomorrow EDIT: Did it today due to everything else being rained off and glad I did because they were on their way to becoming potbound in their 2L pots).

 

My Tatties are starting to sprout and are looking good, so here's hoping all goes well.



I was reading on another forum that Potato Blight can quite easily devastate a greenhouse Tomato crop, is this true?, and seeing as though some of mine are situated behind my greenhouse would you move them?



Cheers

Sheps...

 

Thanks John...as you can see from the picture, 4 of my spud buckets are at the back of the greenhouse, so would you move the spuds further away in an effort to try and protect my greenhouse toms?

 

In 7 years of growing tomatoes in polytunnels, they've only been affected by blight once, and that was the year I also grew them in pots alongside the tunnel next to the mesh vents. The outside plants succumbed first, followed by those inside.

 

Thanks both...my spuds are Nicola and Maris Peer which are due to be harvested at the end of July, so hoping that will be OK as I don't know when Blight season starts.

 

Glad you added South in the above @JWK. Slow doesn't quite describe how my spuds are getting on. Some have yet to make an appearance and others are showing about an inch.The ones in bags in the greenhouse are doing quite a bit better and Swift is about to flower. The ones outside might be ready by October if that damned thing beginning with B which you so kindly reminded us all about JWK doesn't put paid to the lot.

 

Thanks John...

 

What exactly is potato blight , and why is it so seasonal ?

 

Some of the leaves on the Nicola have started to turn yellow, is this normal, or are they suffering from an ailment. I fed them some Tomorite about a week ago, so not sure if this has anything to do with it.

They have been outside during that cold spell we had about a week ago, but covered in fleece to try and protect them, so maybe Frost Burn?

 

Thanks for the help, I'll give them a feed of Maxicrop Plant Growth Stimulant.