Alert!...Full Smith Period.....

[Nicos]

Just had alerts for PO1 and TN1

keep an eye on those spuds and tomatoes peeps- you generally have 2 weeks before they collapse.

Anyone else getting warnings??

Here is PO1 history...
http://www.blightwatch.co.uk/content/bw-Chart.asp

[Jay22]

What is this Nicos?

[Nicos]

Just added link.
You can sign up for warnings- 3 days in a row and your spuds are very susceptible to blight

http://www.blightwatch.co.uk/content/bw-Smith.asp

[Martin H]

Down here we met the full Smith criteria today, first time for a couple of months. Hopefully it will blow over.

[veggiechicken]

I had one yesterday for CF14 but I can't log into the site for details - even though they've reset my password

EDIT Just had an alert today too. Thats 2 days down and one to go

[muddled]

Thanks for the heads up.....

So...does that mean I shouldn't harvest spuds today?

Or, will salad potatoes for immediate use be okay to dig if I leave the rest of them and the maincrop undisturbed?

[sparrow100]

Thankfully only near misses here (so far, touches wood). My Charlottes went in late and aren't due out till mid-August...

[vixylix]

Sorry... newbie alert.

I've signed up for the alerts on the website. What should I be doing if and when we hit three days (which appears to be the crisis point?!)

I'm concerned mine are already struggling - although pretty sure its not blight, its more like wilting and dying!

Thanks

[Nicos]

It's just a warning to say that the plants are susceptible to getting blight if there are spores near them.
It doesn't mean they are infected- so don't panic
But- You need to look out for tell tale brown splodges appearing on the stems and leaves- then either dig them up and store them or cut off their haulms to slow the progression of the blight down into the spuds.

Some peeps will start spraying with a copper mix to reduce the risk at this point. Depends on how organic you want to be.

[Nicos]

Here is up to date information of where there are confirmed cases...

http://potatoes.ahdb.org.uk/fight-ag...ight-incidents

[Bren In Pots]

Just checked my area and luckily i've had one near miss in the past 14 days.

[Thelma Sanders]

Full Smith warning received yesterday, and it's very humid again today

Nearest blight is 35 miles away, so I'm not panicking yet

[WPG]

For any grapes from Northern Ireland, here's the official site (the link says 2014, but the data is for 2015)

DARD Blight-Net 2014 | Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

There was a Smiths period in my area on 7-8 July...just need to wait now and see if any damage done

[WendyC]

Alerts for two days in a row here.

[Nicos]

Anyone aware if there is an alert for various regions in France????