Potato blight can devastate a crop

Posted by TopVeg - June 27th, 2008

Potato blight can devastate a crop in a short time. It is important to keep potatoes protected against attack from potato blight.

New potatoes are not a concern as they have produced the tubers and will be eaten shortly. But main-crop potatoes have not started to bulk up, and an attack of potato blight now may mean that there are no potatoes to harvest.

Further information on potato blight can be found in the following links:

Inspect potatoes for blight

Potato Blight on Unprotected Shoots

A Beaumont Period & a Smith Period

Control of Potato Blight

Potato Varieties Susceptible to Blight

Volunteer Potato Plants

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