help! Potatoes!

[cotton54321]

Been up to water my extra early potatoes which have been in the ground since march and they look as if they've died overnight and we're perfectly fine yesterday. They seem to have wilted and the leaves blackened. Is this frost or disease? How much will it have damaged the crop? My beans and tomatoes were out last night and seem unt
ouched? Help...but of a novice

[mrbadexample]

Sounds like frost to me. They should recover.

[Two_Sheds]

Black is frost - where are you ?

Your toms and beans might have been affected by the cold, but are taking longer to show symptoms

[Shadylane]

Yep that be frost. It'll set em back but they should come back.

[cotton54321]

Thanks guys...we' re in the midlands. Didn't notice frost when I got up but maybe it had cleared. I guess time will tell...

[Kristen]

Best to keep an eye on the forecast. If the air temperature hits 4C you are very likely to get a ground frost, and the forecast can be wrong by several degrees ... so prudent to "worry" if the forecast is 6C r maybe even 8C

Cover the spud leaves with soil, grass clippings (but not if you have used weed & feed, or some other weed-control chemicals), straw, fleece, or even sheets of newspaper to keep the leaves away from the cold air.

[VirginVegGrower]

Definately frost. We're in the midlands but seemed to escape it. The foliage will die back but resprout. Keep fleece handy for the next one.