Potato blight?

[kippers garden]

I planted some potatoes ('Nicola' from marshalls) in the autumn, hoping to have spuds for xmas.  They grew lovely for about 6-8wks until I covered them with fleece to protect from frost.  Then they developed what looked like blight and died before any potatoes were big enough to eat!  I was dead disappointed with them but the chap on the next allotment reckons it was due to the moisture under the fleece (I thought fleece let air and water in/out).

I only took on the allotment in June 05 and i've never grown spuds before.  Can anyone advise?

[kippers garden]

[Robert_Brenchley]

When did this happen? My guess would be frost.

[kippers garden]

This happened before the first frost in Leicester.

[tim]

1. Can't believe that fleece could be the culprit.
2. Can't believe blight at that time.
3. SO??

[jennym]

Jim Shead, waterways photographer and writer, records a frost in Market Harborough on 17th September 2005.

[tim]

Is that before or after the frost season!!