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Potato blight?

The mystery of plantsThe mystery of plants Posts: 19
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I planted potatoes before last frost and being in the North of the UK, we had LOTS of rain since then. Do my potatoes have blight? I dug up a couple of the new potatoes last month and they looked really healthy but the foliage on top has deteriorated a lot more since then. I am safe to dig them all up now considering that they never flowered?

Sorry but I'm really new at this so would appreciate any advice from any knowledgeable gardeners out there.

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  • archiepemarchiepem Posts: 1,155

    and they look ready to come up . over to dove image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,131

    I can't enlarge the picture to zoom in, but that doesn't look like Potato Blight to me.  I think the colour of the leaves either indicates that the soil is poor, or that they're ready to harvest. Not all varieties of potato produce flowers - I'd dig a few up and see what you've got image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • The mystery of plantsThe mystery of plants Posts: 19

    Wow, thanksimage

  • The mystery of plantsThe mystery of plants Posts: 19

    Thank you Dove, will do and I'll post picks too so fingers crossedimage

  • The mystery of plantsThe mystery of plants Posts: 19

    Thanks Buddyimage

  • * Red Dahlia ** Red Dahlia * Posts: 694

    Oh interesting that not all flower, I set sutton Formost and sharpes express . The s-for most flowered but the others in my raised bed don't seem to have. 2 out of prob 20 plants have!! Is this norm??

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