Help me save my potatoes!

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  1. Metalhead 15

    Metalhead 15 Apprentice Gardener

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    I didnt get to watering them one day, they got kinda droopy and its been downhill from there. The leaves and stalks perked back up a bit but they never did return to their full upright nature. Soon I started noticing yellowing and spotted leaves. I sprayed with a fungicide, and they are well fertilized but that doesn't seem to have helped. Someone please help me save these, they were doing so well.
     

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    ...And now they've gone and got blight. chop all leaves and dig up what you can.
     
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    Over watering? if you water daily...
     
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    I water my container-grown spuds several times a day, once the plants get to a decent size. Its hard to keep the compost most at all in fact.
     
  6. Metalhead 15

    Metalhead 15 Apprentice Gardener

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    It's a mixture of potting soil and store bought compost. I water it maybe 1 once a week, it stays moist pretty well, theyre in a half wine barrel.
     
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