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Hi, sorry to read that so many lotte holders/vege growers are suffering from both potato/tomato blight.
We to have been hit, the tomato crop will be virtually none exsistent, only the tumbling tom in the hanging baskets have so far evaded it, but its only a matter of time.
If they do survive then they don't have a cat in hells chance of ripenning this weather.
I have a question.
We pulled up our last row of second earlies (Int Kidney) as they had started to show signs of blight. We washed and dried them, soughted out the affect ones to use first (made mashed spuds and then froze it for later use) Carefully soughted the sound ones for storing in hessian sacks.
We then composted the haulms, which we have now have found out we should not have done, heeeeeelp
Do you think we can add either a compost speeder upper to the compost or sulphate of ammonia to help the rotting process and maybe avoid any problems of spreading the spores.
We also have to lift our maincrop (maris piper) as they to are showing early signs of blight, but the haulms from them will be bagged and burnt come Oct.
Advice needed badly, and I know that someone on this forum will be able to help.
I thank you all in advance for any help you can give us.
We to have been hit, the tomato crop will be virtually none exsistent, only the tumbling tom in the hanging baskets have so far evaded it, but its only a matter of time.
If they do survive then they don't have a cat in hells chance of ripenning this weather.
I have a question.
We pulled up our last row of second earlies (Int Kidney) as they had started to show signs of blight. We washed and dried them, soughted out the affect ones to use first (made mashed spuds and then froze it for later use) Carefully soughted the sound ones for storing in hessian sacks.
We then composted the haulms, which we have now have found out we should not have done, heeeeeelp
Do you think we can add either a compost speeder upper to the compost or sulphate of ammonia to help the rotting process and maybe avoid any problems of spreading the spores.
We also have to lift our maincrop (maris piper) as they to are showing early signs of blight, but the haulms from them will be bagged and burnt come Oct.
Advice needed badly, and I know that someone on this forum will be able to help.
I thank you all in advance for any help you can give us.
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