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i grow my potatoes in sacks. recently two out of the three potatoes have developed these brown spots on them. and one of the potato plants has started to wilt. does anyone know what this is? will it spread? should i destroy the plants?
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Oh Crazii C, I hate to be the one to tell you, but that does look like the beginning of Blight!
If there aren't too many leaves affected, pick them off and burn them, then try spraying with Bordeaux mixture. Mind you, if the plants are wilting it might be too late. You can try cutting all the foliage off (again, DON'T compost it - burn it) and leaving any tubers in the ground to try and get them to swell a bit more, but if the bilght gets down into them, they won't store very well and may even start to rot in the ground. Might be best to lift what you have.
Someone might come along and contradict me (hopefully), but it doesn't look good to me. Sorry....
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well i'll be getting rid of them then! im not risking it effecting my toms! i cant believe how early its appeared this year- especially because it has been so dry here!http://pot-to-plot.blogspot.com/ My brand spanking new plot Comment
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Yes! I was just wondering today who would be the first to report a dose of it - sorry it had to be you! I'm holding my breath as we have blight down here nearly every year! Last year it got into the greenhouse!!!When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!Comment
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Well, I shall watch this thread with great interest, as mine have the same!! I spoke to a potato farmer friend today and he thought it was probably caused by a magnesium deficiency due to the weather being so dry. I have to say that I tend to think that this could be the cause, and not because that's what I would rather it was. We shall see what others say....Life is brief and very fragile, do that which makes you happy.Comment
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ive been googling pictures all day an ive also seen similar pics and it says magnesium deficiency. blight photos seem to be bigger blotches. i'll wait for further suggestions
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I am not an expert by any means but it doesn't look like blight to me..........yet!WPC F Hobbit, Shire policeComment
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Originally posted by pipscariad View Post
looks like your right.... How to rectify magnesium deficiency in plants | Problem solving | How to | BBC Gardeners' World
but can it be treated now to save these plants? this only talks about preventing it for the next seasons.http://pot-to-plot.blogspot.com/ My brand spanking new plot Comment
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Get a good does of Epsom Salts on them; cut off the affected leaves so that they don't try to put good energy after bad and keep them well watered. Have you put potato fertiliser in the compost?
I'd also give them a good feed of seaweed from liquid; it's a good all rounder when things look a little sad.Last edited by zazen999; 11-06-2011, 09:32 AM.
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I've got the same recently and gave them a good feed but it seems to have got worse. My leaves don't have the yellowness that is suggested for mg deficiency so I now believe its probably 'target spot' - aka early blight. Apparently not as bad as late blight and most sources seem to suggest no treatment necessary??Comment
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How long have they been in? If they're earlier they could be ready -- the plants will look pretty ragged as they come to the end!Garden Grower
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i planted them mid march, they are rocket and vivaldi. i will nip to the garden centre tomorrow and look out for epson salts. my salad blue spuds which i planted mid april in a sack next to them look perfectly healthy.http://pot-to-plot.blogspot.com/ My brand spanking new plot Comment
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have you splashed the leaves with a feed as you watered them?Comment
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Fingers crossed it's not blight, hope the treatment with Epsom Salts works.Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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I think rocket's an early, so it could well simply be ready to harvest. Time for a furtle?Originally posted by crazii_c View PostGarden Grower
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