Dreaded Blight

[gordonsveg]

Has anyone found any of the dreaded tomato blight yet?One of my italian beefsteak has started to wilt, the leaves are limp and going brownand the plant is in a bad way.(its in the dustbin now)

[gordonsveg]

[raisedbedted]

Afraid so, noticed yesterday 2 plants with yellowed leaves, darkened stems.  Ripped them out which really hurt as they both had a few green toms on.  Both plants outside.
:(

[amphibian]

Some early blight here, mid-Kent, no late blight yet though.

[ceres]

First tomato blight reported on our site today  :(

[jordsbabe]

how does your tom plant get blight?

[ceres]

It's a fungus that's spread by wind and rain splash.  It thrives in warm humid weather - just like we've been having!  We don't get much potato blight on our site but the tomato blight is awful.  Last year it started really early and wiped everything out.  I had it on peppers too although not as bad as the toms.  I'm surprised it's so late this year.

[RobinOfTheHood]

how does your tom plant get blight?

It's airborne.  >:(

Never had it on peppers tho...

[jordsbabe]

so there is nothing you can do to protect your toms then?

[RobinOfTheHood]

Keep the leaves dry, if you can.

Bordeaux mixture or Dithane spray will help too.

[jordsbabe]

Thank you for the advice

[Fork]

I had to dig up my maincrop potatoes today because of blight.

They where at the other end of the plot,as far away from my greenhouses as possible...but I will be keeping a close eye on my tomatoes

[ceres]

Jordsbabe, if you notice blight on the leaves or stems of your toms, take the fruit off and let them ripen on a windowsill.  If the blight gets the fruit, they turn nasty.  And don't compost the plants - burn them or put them in the rubbish.