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Originally Posted by Snadger  It must be only certain areas that get blight? I've had my present allotment three years and never had it........neither has anyone else on the site as far as I know! 
Wasn't it blight that caused the potato famine in Ireland where loads of people died? 
Farmers and allotmenteers who grow spuds in areas prone to blight must be on tenderhooks when it is imminent!  |
Right on all three counts Snadger. Northeast rarely has problems....There has to be some good side to living in Geordieland
I've got over 150 potato plants and most are now showing signs of blight despite having sprayed. I don't hold out much hope for the maincrops...going to have to cut off haulms to try and stop it washing down. No sign on outdoor Toms yet...lost all but one Tomato last year.
The problem is that it has appeared so early down here the last couple of years...used to be august problem now appearing in June...I'm told there are a couple of different strains.