More veg disappointments....

I had to dig up my potatoes as the tops were showing extensive signs of blight. Pink Fir Apple gave quite a good crop despite not having been in long. Bonnie, free with something from T&M, produced a small crop of good sized potatoes but spoilt by wireworm, so they won't keep...I'm told the wireworm is so bad because the ground was rough and hadn't been used for a few years. The ground was very wet and muddy, too.
The most disappointing thing is the broad bean crop- the plants have all developed something which I tentatively decided is chocolate spot. There are brown blodges all over the beans themselves as well as the leaves and stems, and the crop has been very poor.



[ 04. August 2007, 12:24 AM: Message edited by: Liz ]

 

hi liz,
this has been true for me too although we seem to be getting more sunshine than most of the country, but I have never known the ground so wet.