dodgy spuds

[KEEFS CUFC]

Hi guys
i planted some tatties for christmas, a few weeks ago,they started growing,looking healthy, then, turned black and started wilting , any ideas, ive photos if easier.
cheers

[Martin H]

Christmas spuds are tricky, they seem to catch every disease going. Post the pics and we'll try to diagnose!

[Baldy]

Are they inside / outside / unheated greenhouse ?

Never really known anyone have any success with Xmas spuds

[veggiechicken]

Hi and welcome.
What variety were they and where/when did you buy them?

[KEEFS CUFC]

pics as requested

Hi guys
i planted some tatties for christmas, a few weeks ago,they started growing,looking healthy, then, turned black and started wilting , any ideas, ive photos if easier.
cheers

the pics of my dodgy spuds

[veggiechicken]

Looks like blight but wait for a second opinion.

[KEEFS CUFC]

dodgy spuds

so you dont think its that Verticillium wilt thing?

[KEEFS CUFC]

dodgy spuds

they are in a poly tunnel, but as you know ,even up here in Carlisle,the weathers been very humid and not normal weather, ( well what we called normal weather)

[veggiechicken]

Sorry, I don't know enough about potato diseases to comment.

[Bigmallly]

Without knowing the exact problem Keefs, the bottom line is that the diseased parts need removing, it's unlikely you will get a crop as they have only been in a few weeks & as you know, plant need leaves to help growth. I personally think it's a lost cause, I hope someone can come along & prove me wrong.

[KEEFS CUFC]

dodgy spuds

they seem to have grown really quick, but hey ho, you learn by your mistakes, so they say.
Its my first year with an allotment,so its trial and error, see what grows and what doesnt,
As for christmas, trip to morrisons, thanks guys

[WendyC]

Looks distinctly like blight to me. Unless the polytunnel was never opened up, blight can even strike undercover. Christmas potatoes are only normal seed potatoes kept in cold store for longer. They are not hardy or have any better disease resistance than "normal" seed potatoes. I think sellers make out they are something different and don't seem to give any advice about cold etc. Just my thoughts.

[jonny the plant pot]

Probably the worst place they could have been is in the polytunnel as the warm and humid conditions are perfect for blight.I learnt that earlier in the year when all my tomatoes were wiped out in 24 hours.