Topic: Has anyone..........

[gaz2000]

thanks realfood

i will speak to the farmer about the hay,do remember a member of staff saying the farmer had to buy in hay for us as he was short himself?? atleast i know what the problem is now,theres a start i guess lol

[glallotments]

If you are affected do email my website and have your location added to this map http://glallotments.co.uk/Manure3.aspx and victims list http://glallotments.co.uk/Manureistheproblemback.aspx

The organic growers alliance are also asking you to complete an online questionnaire here http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHhSbUZDbEgtLWxadW5RaWZZNHAzcHc6MQ

[mpdjulie]

We have a potato plant doing exactly the same.  It's a King Edward.  We have used no manure or weedkillers on the surrounding soil.  The plot was only dug over this March as for 15 yrs + it was an used bramble patch.  So not sure how the manure/ weedkiller theories work with that one ???
Julie
 :)

[glallotments]

We have a potato plant doing exactly the same.  It's a King Edward.  We have used no manure or weedkillers on the surrounding soil.  The plot was only dug over this March as for 15 yrs + it was an used bramble patch.  So not sure how the manure/ weedkiller theories work with that one ???
Julie
 :)

Was any manure ot affected plant material dumped on the plot before you took it on?

Alternatively we did suspect last year that some seed potatoes grown by a fellow plot holder had been affected before he bought them. We know this could happen as our volunteer potatoes showed symptoms also another person affected with the contamination collected seed from some affected broad beans which after being planted the following year grew into plants with symptoms.

Another possiblilty is have you added any commercail compost to the plot as some cases have been suspected of relating to contaminated compost.