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    Buying blight resistant tomato plants

    Hi all,
    Have grown tomatoes for the last two years [bought plants from B&Q]. first year all went well and harvested loads of tomatoes. Last year however the growing crop of tomatoes were stricken by blight. Is the same gonna happen this year? I suspect so or at least I don't want to take that chance. Anyone please tell me wqhere I can buy some blight resistant plants, online or elsewhere? Thx.
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    Blight resistant doesn't mean blight-proof, sadly. It just means they get it slightly less than other varieties

    I no longer grow outdoor toms, it's just not worth it - they get blight every year
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      Thx but that's rather depressing news. Two gardens up from me also had tomatoes growing last year and they also fell to blight. Is it more likely blight will strike this year because it was present last year?

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      • #4
        No, it's more likely in wet summers (which we've had for the last 3 years here)
        Last edited by Two_Sheds; 08-03-2011, 08:34 AM.
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          You can register for a free SMS service to your phone
          Fight Against Blight 2010

          It sends you a message in enough time to get the Bordeaux mixture out and get spraying

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          • #6
            I have it in my head that potato blight is triggered by humidity above a certain level sustained for a period of five days or more. Can't find the info on google which is typical when it is needed but I did find this article Water mold that triggered potato famine related to malaria which is interesting. I always thought of blight as a fungus but apparently it is a mould related to a primitive algae which is quite different.

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            • #7
              I've used Ferline which are marketed as blight resistant. They did succumb but later than others.
              History teaches us that history teaches us nothing. - Hegel

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              • #8
                I always thought Blight can strike after "Smiths Period" where the temp does for fall below 12C for 48hrs plus high humidity
                Last edited by FROSTYFRECKLE; 08-03-2011, 02:41 PM.

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