Inspect potatoes for Potato Blight.

Posted by TopVeg - May 31st, 2008

potato-leavesThe vegetable gardener should inspect the potato leaves daily to look for potato blight.

Potatoes are growing very quickly in the warm damp weather. These warm, damp conditions are the ideal environment for potato blight.

Early potatoes are relatively safe because they can be eaten before the potato blight does any damage.

Related articles:

Are my potatoes ready to harvest?

When to dig new potatoes.

Control of Potato Blight

How to deal with potatoes that look ready.

e-book ‘How to Grow Potatoes’.

Keeping an eye open for potato blight keeps the gardener in control, so regular inspections of the potatoes are wise.

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