Topic: Blight Alert !

[Robert_Brenchley]

Had a full Smith in Birmingham as well. It's a worry because the disease came like lightning last year. I'm convinced it's endemic on the site.

[smudger28]

Hmmm, smudge, not sure how good my Tomato yield will be if I cut them to the ground!!!  :P Actually I am!  ::)

Hahah Ollie  ;D

That's why this year the toms are in the polytunnel

[bluecar]

Smudger28 - what do you spray your crops with to reduce the blight problem?

[electric landlady]

Eek! I only got my tomatoes in the ground at the weekend...don't want them destroyed quite yet, they are only 6 inches tall.....

Still we have only had 1 Smith period (in Nottingham) so hopefully no need to panic yet.

PS Spray with Bordeaux mixture (it's kind of organic) or Dithane if not bothered about organicness. 

[betula]

Full smiths in south staffs   :(

No spuds but loads of toms all coming on well..........fingers crossed.

[lottie lou]

Can you use Dithane on potatoes as well?  Lost my toms on the lottie for the third year running so won't be growing them down there again.  As there has been a blight alert in Birmingham do I need to spray now?

[Glen]

Does anyone know if there has been any alerts in the Leeds area? Got both tom's and potatoes growing and after seeing all the posts on here I am started to get a bit worried!  ???

[Unwashed]

Does anyone know if there has been any alerts in the Leeds area? Got both tom's and potatoes growing and after seeing all the posts on here I am started to get a bit worried!  ???

Glen, you can register free on BlightWatch to see for yourself - I think it takes 24 hours for the site registration to be processed.

[Glen]

Thanks unwashed. Just signed up now.

[chriscross1966]

Dithane is recommended (by its manufacturers ::)) for the control of blight on potatoes adn tomatoes..... I always feel a bit chary about using it on tomatoes though...

chrisc

[cornykev]

A full Smith Period today.  :-\       ;D ;D ;D