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Title: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: Duke Ellington on June 27, 2011, 10:59:41
Received an email yesterday for post code RG2 :-\
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: star on June 27, 2011, 11:05:17
I got a text and email yesterday for NN3.
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: tim on June 27, 2011, 11:42:32
OX18
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: manicscousers on June 27, 2011, 15:15:52
near miss, WN3 :o
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: realfood on June 27, 2011, 20:58:11
Yes, in Glasgow, very early.
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: green lily on June 27, 2011, 21:05:31
On list but no warning yet for North Lincs.Thanks for warning though, 'bout time to dig out the Bordeaux mix et al me thinks....  ::)
PS what opinions do folk have on effective deterrents other than chopping the whole lot down which always seems a bit drastic as a deterrent....
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: gwynleg on June 27, 2011, 21:55:09
oooh noooo isnt it early this year?
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: Alex133 on June 28, 2011, 06:41:58
Thought you had to be a company to register for blightwatch alert???
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: BarriedaleNick on June 28, 2011, 07:52:31
Full smith period last week for London..

@Alex133 - As far as I know anyone can sign up..
http://www.potato.org.uk/fab_blightwatch/signup.html
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: brownowl23 on June 28, 2011, 08:29:35
full smith period for DA14 last week
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: BarriedaleNick on June 28, 2011, 08:38:13
Quote from: green lily on June 27, 2011, 21:05:31
On list but no warning yet for North Lincs.Thanks for warning though, 'bout time to dig out the Bordeaux mix et al me thinks....  ::)
PS what opinions do folk have on effective deterrents other than chopping the whole lot down which always seems a bit drastic as a deterrent....

I generally use a couple of copper sulphate sprays on my toms and even though the blight wins in the end it gives me enough time to get a decent crop.
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: BAK on June 28, 2011, 09:17:09
near miss for SL5 two days ago.
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: pigeonseed on June 28, 2011, 09:32:21
No but I've had terrible blight, I had to pull up a row of plants. I've never seen it so bad. It's because it rained every day for a few weeks.

Some of the plants have missed it so far though and have toms on them, so I'm watching them, and hoping I'll manage to ripen some.

Very early.  :(
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: Digeroo on June 28, 2011, 09:55:47
Only one day so not a full period  GL7.    I think it was earlier last year when we had three full criteria days between 8th and 10 th June my tomatoes were very sick very quickly.  This year they are still looking very bonny so I hope I get some fruit off them. 

Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: cornykev on June 30, 2011, 05:32:08
Near miss period        EN3       26/6/11 
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: chriscross1966 on June 30, 2011, 13:18:53
Full Smith over last weekend in Swindon't, not too fussed unless we get another few cos there's no reported outbreak

chrisc
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: NightWish on June 30, 2011, 20:23:23
Had a full smith period warning in Guildford too over the weekend.
A bit late as the site already has blight.  Seems to be affecting the earlies that survived the late frost worst.
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 01, 2011, 08:14:01
My lottie neighbour already has blight on their spuds.  I grow my toms under a cover and it seems to keep the blight at bay just long enough for me to get a good crop.  Fingers crossed.
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Post by: electric landlady on July 02, 2011, 13:06:27
No Blightwatch warnings for me yet in Notts although it was warm and wet last weekend.  But I DREAMT about blight last night....bizarre!! Maybe I should get the Bordeaux ready just in case my subconscious is trying to tell me something.
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: LesH on July 02, 2011, 20:15:27
  yes we had a full period forcast last Thursday, but we only had about an hours rain. BS49 
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: darkbrowneggs on July 02, 2011, 20:55:42
Quote from: Alex133 on June 28, 2011, 06:41:58
Thought you had to be a company to register for blightwatch alert???

I think anyone can register  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: green lily on July 02, 2011, 20:59:18
Mine are covered in Bordeaux  after the mini- showers last week, so of course the sun has come out and its now as dry as a bone ::) Still it possibly acts as a sunscreen.....
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: Unwashed on July 02, 2011, 21:41:03
25th and 26th was a near miss in RG14.  I've some early blight on my earlies (Printerline) and others on site have it too - I wonder if early blight is being mistaken for late blight in some of these reports?
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: Digeroo on July 02, 2011, 22:29:20
When I looked earlier in the week there was only one day for our area and now it is showing there were two.  Did not get a text or an email.  Do you have to reregister to receive them.

You do not need to be a company.  I just put Allotment Veg grower in the company box and retired in the profession box, they did not seem to mind.
Title: Re: Anyone else had a Blight Watch Alert?
Post by: electric landlady on July 03, 2011, 12:26:26
I think they only email you if there are 2 days in a row ie a full Smith period. Have had a look and we had 2 days in June, but not together, and I didn't get any emails.