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Hectare
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Blightwatch
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June 14, 2019, 08:51:22 »
I think it counts as both a pest and a disease....I've just had my first Hutton Alert of the season (DE 72 postcode) I think that's as early as I've ever had one, nothing to be done except watch and wait I suppose.
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tricia
Hectare
Posts: 2,230
Torbay, Devon
Re: Blightwatch
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June 14, 2019, 11:24:06 »
Torbay - have had three so far, first one on 31 May!!
Tricia
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Pescador
Hectare
Posts: 953
Re: Blightwatch
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June 15, 2019, 17:33:59 »
Here in S. Wales we've had 4. First one 31st May.
It's definitely sphincter twitching time for the spuds and the outdoor tomatoes that were absolutely amazing again last year!
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saddad
Hectare
Posts: 17,900
Derby, Derbyshire (Strange, but true!)
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June 27, 2019, 20:09:33 »
I've jinxed it, last year I gave away all my outdoor toms to newbies on the site, and they had wonderful crops and I had none, this year I decided to risk it again....
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johhnyco15
Hectare
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clacton-on-sea
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June 27, 2019, 21:11:05 »
none so far here on the sunshine coast
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johhnyc015 may the plot be with you
BarriedaleNick
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Hectare
Posts: 4,137
Cartaxo, Portugal
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June 29, 2019, 08:14:45 »
We have blight on our site already. My old farmer mate got it on his Maris Pipers..
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Moved to Portugal - ain't going back!
nodig
Half Acre
Posts: 160
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June 29, 2019, 09:04:19 »
The blight prediction criteria for a blight warning has been reduced from 11 hours of high humidity to 6 hours of high humidity over 2 consecutive days (+ Temp over 10c). They claim this predicts a greater % of blight outbreaks. But of course by deduction it will also give more false alarms. So more predictions of blight, more coreect predictions, more false alarms.
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Hectare
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June 30, 2019, 10:12:34 »
Yesterday's blight alert prompted me to check carefully. Sure enough, some telltale spots and edges on the Pentland Javelin - no sign on the Charlottes. By this morning, the PJ's were wilting and looking very sick, and the Charlottes were spotting. Emergency lift time! I'm very glad I didn't put my surplus tomatoes out in the garden this year....
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saddad
Hectare
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Derby, Derbyshire (Strange, but true!)
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June 30, 2019, 19:47:02 »
A couple of my first, first earlies (red Dukes) are looking sad.. hoping they are just dieing back, will know by Wednesday though!
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