wayland
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Blight again.This year I sprayed but we still got blight.  Not as bad as last year though. A farmer neighbour sprayed his spuds and two days later there was a swathe of dying helms down the centre of his field. So how good are the sprays?. I used Dithane. How are you doing with yer spuds?
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quarryman
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Same here. This is the first year we sprayed and within 4 days we had blight......
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Torc
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I gave up on outdoor spuds a couple of years ago. Since then I have planted one side of my polytunnel with Duke of York and always have a good bllight-free crop.
I often think that the government should cover the whole country with a giant polytunnel - great for tourism.
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blowin
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So far so good with ours ( I hope saying that doesn't jinx it ! ) .
Don't forget that that there are two forms of blight -- distinguished by the way it spreads across the leaf . The " Early " type doesn't get into the tuber . It is the "Late " type which does the damage . That's what research told me, anyway , but maybe it is not so valid in this damp climate . There is a topic + links I put up a while ago . Maybe try searching on keyword " blight " .
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phil
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I only grow early potatoes now and have no problem with blight.
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dizandstell
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So far so good (fingers crossed). Earlies all cropped, but keeping an eye on the lates. I prefer not to spray. I also have some inside the polytunnel. I think next year I will just grow ealies as the weather can not be relied upon. Also frees up growing space for further vegetables.
Next door have 2 types of spud and they have just got blight on one type but the other is not effected (blight resistant variety). They sprayed their crops a couple of times as well, so good question 'how good are the sprays'.
Someone told me that as soon as blight hits, cut off the tops and burn and leave the tubers for a further 1-2 weeks then harvest. Spuds should be fine and hopefully saved. Yet to test the theory.
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