Potato Blight - latin name Phytophthora infestans - has hit the unprotected shoots of the King Edward potatoes. This is serious because the King Edwards are a main crop potato and have not yet bulked up to produce the yield of potatoes required to take us through the winter.

The potatoes have been sprayed to protect them from potato blight which breeds rapidly in these warm wet conditions. But new growth has appeared since the last spray application, and is unprotected. Blight has been found on the growing tips and on the underside of new leaves.

The potatoes will now be sprayed as soon as possible, to protect them from further infestations of blight, so that the King Edwards will remain healthy and produce the anticipated main crop potato harvest.