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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 10, 2010 13:15:01 GMT
My OH has asked me to ask if these are blighted or not... I said I thought they were, my Dad said he didn't think so but I still think they are. Tomato  Potato  I've never had blight on any tomatoes I've grown before and I've never grown potatoes. Technically, I haven't grown either this year, it's all the OH's experimentations lol I did tell him about putting the Tomatoes and Potatoes in the same patch in case one got blight and affected the other. If it is blight, it's a bit late to do the old "don't let the infected stuff touch the ground" because the Tomatoes has already keeled over thanks to the wind. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 10, 2010 13:40:37 GMT
Definately looks like blight on the tomatoes April.
With regard to the potatoes. They say to cut all the greenery off and give 2 weeks before lifting the potatoes.
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 10, 2010 13:43:52 GMT
Reet, I'll go tell him the good news ;D
Is there anything we can put on/in the ground where the tomatoes have been?
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 10, 2010 13:44:33 GMT
Oh and he did follow some of my advice and put the "remains" in the rubbish burner
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 10, 2010 13:55:51 GMT
Ment to say sorry to see you've got blight, I've had it much earlier in the season before.  Do you mean next year in that ground or are you thinking over the winter April? I don't think it would matter what you put there except toms and pots.  |
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 10, 2010 14:04:12 GMT
Well, I told the OH that we wouldn't be able to plant Toms or Pots there for a few years, but wondered if there was anything you can put on/in the ground to kill off the virus?
Doesn't really bother me about blight tbh. I wasn't growing the stuff, not really fussed about Toms anyway, and Potatoes are readily available from ASDA ;D
I think my OH's been a little disappointed with the garden this year but to be honest, it was very much a late decision to start stickin stuff in the ground and it wasn't fully prepared.
We've had more than enough carrots to make up for it so far and hopefully the onions and leeks will do well! The sweetcorn was rather tasty too...
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 10, 2010 14:07:56 GMT
Well done getting edible sweetcorn it's more than I got. Still I'm happy with what I did get and I'd put it in late. You've also done very well to get this far on before getting blight. Most folk are finished with their tomatoes at this stage anyhow. The potatoes should be fine if you leave them for the 2 weeks before lifting them. I honestly don't know enough about growing veg to answer as I've only got the lottie this year and most of what I've grown before was in containers. I'm sure someone here can help more. |
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 10, 2010 15:20:46 GMT
Well the tomato I took a pic of was actually in a pot and away from the veggie patch. The ones in the veggie patch were worse lol I've not been out in the garden for ages and I dunno whether the OH just didn't think it was anything serious or not because he never mentioned it. I noticed it a week or two ago when I was last out there and it wasn't on the tatties then. Thanks for the help LG Most of our stuff was in late anyway so that's why everything's been late lol And I've never been able to grow sweetcorn before, these were bought as young plants from BnQ along with most of the other stuff because the OH couldn't wait for the seeds to grow, or I told him it was too late to start with seeds. ANYWAY, GH is up now, I've told him we'll put the potatoes in them potatos tub things you can get and the toms in the GH (he wants to grow them in hanging baskets...  ). I think if I stick them in the GH, it'll be easier to control stuff as you can just spray everything and shut the door. |
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Post by isabella on Oct 11, 2010 6:44:54 GMT
You would be very unlucky to get blight in your greenhouse April |
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 11, 2010 7:46:47 GMT
Hm yes do prevent blight from the GH or you'll be washing all of it.
I never had too much of a problem with planting toms in the same spot again.
But I did clean of some topsoil and bunged the bad stuff on the long term compo heap where it was left for years after which time the spores are gone.
Spuds have crop rotation anyhow but when hit by blight they say to not plant spuds in the same spot for at least 6 years in stead of 4.
Mind we all get it if a neighbour is not as careful. It blows in on the wind.
Just give hub a hug and a pat on the back. He'll get over it.
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 11, 2010 9:44:15 GMT
He's fine about it. We've had some harvest of Toms anyway and the potatoes were just ones from the kitchen that had started to chit so he decided to plant em.
None of my neighbours have a veggie patch and there's just a car park on the other side of my garden and a small industrial estate at the end so not quite sure where it's come from as it's been grassed over there for many years... It may've already been on the plants he bought from BnQ but it took a while to take a hold if that's the case.
Next year, everything's from seed regarding Toms and he'll grow potatoes in tubs if really wanted.
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 11, 2010 13:01:43 GMT
They grow very well in tubs April.  |
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 11, 2010 15:14:48 GMT
Cheers |
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Post by Missredhead on Oct 11, 2010 19:28:30 GMT
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). I think if I stick them in the GH, it'll be easier to control stuff as you can just spray everything and shut the door.
