Blight Watch

Just recieved a near miss for my area (York) from the blight watch.
Be one your guard guys.
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I sprayed my toms and pots with copper today.
Dont like doing it but now the summer seems to have gone tits up, there's not much else to do.

 

Had to lift a clients spuds on friday because of it. I managed to catch it before it spread to the tubers.:thumb:

 

Hope he got a good return for your efforts David

 

Just spotted a couple of possible blighted tomatoes...grrrrrr
Nothing on the stems as yet.
I shall be onguard for the next couple days.

 

At another clients today cut down the foliage on about 100 maincrop spuds and had to get rid of 8 large Gardeners Delight. All these plants were blight free yesterday.

 

All the more reason to get in with a spray before the problem starts.

 

You are right there Pete.:gnthb:

 

Completely agree with Pete.

I get blight EVERY bloomin year. This year, however, I've been spraying with Bordeaux mix every 2-3 weeks since late June and, despite a few full Smith Periods, there's not a sign of it.

Get spraying, people!

 

Aha, now I know why my post disappeared! Well, we're in Bristol, and Daitheplant is in South East Wales and there is blight around. We don't have it yet but I don't want to lose my toms again to it so, do I go out and pick the whole lot and put them in brown paper bags. If the toms are too young, will this just finish them anyway, or will they ripen? Any thoughts very welcome.

Liz

 

Liz, keep watching them. As soon as you see the first spot, remove the fruit, pull up the plants, and dispose of in the council bin.:gnthb: The plants, that is.