Blight

[sweetleaf]

Heres a link to a Site which is mapping the spread of blight in the UK

www.potato.org.uk/department/knowledge_transfer/fight_against_blight/index.html

[mickthecactus]

One of my toms in pots has got it. The others are OK and have been moved back into the greenhouse. The couple of toms in the boys gardens and in the allotment are still OK as well. This was a plant that had always been struggling for some reason.

[mickthecactus]

I have toms ripening now in the greenhouse. Going to the allotment tonight so I will see what the blight situation is up there. Seems OK in the garden.

[sweetleaf]

You have ripe toms too? Im so behind in this ! Im going up to my plot in less than an hour, I was up there last night for a different purpose, so didnt get a chance to look at the spuds, too dark. Some plotters think they have blight, Im not so sure.

[mickthecactus]

2 of them just turning orange.

[mickthecactus]

No, all Ok at the allotment. Indeed, 2 ripe toms which I immediately ate!

[sweetleaf]

Top end of the plots there is blight, not on mine, yet but it is coming. I must get all my spuds out pronto.

[emseypop]

Same here, its hard to get up there in all this rain, let me know if you need a hand digging them up sweetie and i'll tryu and get there, think i've used up all my babysitting tokens for this week tho!

[sweetleaf]

The spuds I dug last week definitely have blight..... they are suppurating, giving off a sour smell and have white mould on them, some have already gone black and squishy. I cant use them, they have to be binned.

[emseypop]

Deb and I dug some up sunday and they were fine, must get down asap and dig up the other half. Sorry yours have ended up in the bin sweetie.

[sweetleaf]

I was talking to one of the new plot-holders yesterday I really felt for him all he planted this year was spuds and they are all blighted. I hope he doesnt get put off altogether now.

[mickthecactus]

I've decided my tom didn't have blight. It was blossom end rot which is odd because all the other toms are fine.

[mickthecactus]

Spoke too soon. The toms planted out in the garden in George's little bed definitely have blight and I had to hoof one of them out last night.

[Sleepy]

mickthecactus said:

Spoke too soon. The toms planted out in the garden in George's little bed definitely have blight and I had to hoof one of them out last night.

Bummer!

[emseypop]

I hope my toms will be ok at the lottie, the fruit is large enough but still waiting for them to go red.

[sweetleaf]

You can pick them and ripen them at home Emsey, in a bowl with a ripe banana or on the windowsill.

[Sleepy]

sweetleaf said:

You can pick them and ripen them at home Emsey, in a bowl with a ripe banana or on the windowsill.

Or in a draw with a ripe banana. The enclosed space 'contains' the ethylene which promotes the ripening.

[sweetleaf]

I stand corrected

[Sleepy]

sweetleaf said:

I stand corrected

Not corrected Sweetie. What you said was perfectly correct. The draw is just an enhancement of your already good advice.

[Sleepy]

admin said:

sweetleaf said:

I stand corrected

Not corrected Sweetie. What you said was perfectly correct. The draw is just an enhancement of your already good advice.

However NOW you've been corrected ;D

[mickthecactus]

Isn't it a drawer?

[Sleepy]

You know I had given that consideration, but couldn't decide.

I think you are right, it is drawer not draw. A chest of drawers, not a chest of draws. Thank you Mick, now I stand corrected.

[4pygmies]

Whatever. I'm so glad I don't have blight to contend with...it's been such a bad year for growing generally, Blight is the final straw. Hope your other Toms are fine, Mick.

[mickthecactus]

I think they are. They are in pots and I shifted them into the greenhouse whilst it was p'ing with rain. They look fine and are ripening nicely and are all outside again now.

I have some more at the allotment and I'll check them later.

[emseypop]

i'll pick some next time then, geen or red.