Potato Late Blight

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    Hello, could someone confirm if this is Late Blight please? Or Blackleg Rot?

    Its been particularly windy and rainy in the last fortnight.

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    Early mid or late, it looks like blight to me.
     
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      Yep, blight i'm afraid :sad:

      Are those the new potatoes for Christmas?
       
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        yup, guted!
         
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        That's a shame nFrost:frown:
         
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          Had you signed up to Blightwatch? Mind you, a blight alert is no good if its raining and you can't spray :sad:
           
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          Yeah I signed up...yesterday haha. Pulling them all out today
           
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