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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: deepinthewoods on July 15, 2012, 09:29:49 pm

Title: potato blight map
Post by: deepinthewoods on July 15, 2012, 09:29:49 pm

all the recorded outbreaks here
http://www.potato.org.uk/node/910 (http://www.potato.org.uk/node/910)

Title: Re: potato blight map
Post by: VSS on July 17, 2012, 10:14:53 am

Usefull.

The first touch of blight on my spuds, so cut all the tops off them at the weekend. Seems to get earlier every year!

Title: Re: potato blight map
Post by: supplies for smallholders on July 18, 2012, 05:14:37 pm

There is a specialist service which you can subscribe to (free) via the potato council called blightwatch.

Basically you provide your postcode and receive email alerts when the conditions are right (smiths periods) in your area for blight to occur.

Aimed mainly at commercial growers so they can spray for blight - but availabe to all.

The link is: http://www.blightwatch.co.uk/content/bw-Home.asp (http://www.blightwatch.co.uk/content/bw-Home.asp)

Title: Re: potato blight map
Post by: the great composto on July 18, 2012, 05:27:41 pm

very helpful thanks - signed up to blightwatch although not likely to spray if its in the locality.
this weather is ideal for blight I would expect it to be widespread.

Title: Re: potato blight map
Post by: supplies for smallholders on July 18, 2012, 05:49:25 pm

All based on temp + humidity over a set period of days for it to occur - measured in smiths periods, good service though - I have had 3 alerts so far this year.

Title: Re: potato blight map
Post by: Odin on July 19, 2012, 08:49:45 pm

Had a good look at mine this eve, no signs of blight but the furrow bottoms resemble a river bed.

Title: Re: potato blight map
Post by: Red on August 07, 2012, 08:41:12 pm

everyone I know in Yorkshire who have small holdings have blight!  >:(