Blight...what next

[andy]

Despite a superbly heavy crop of delicious toms, spuds n peppers, the plants have been destroyed by blight...both outdoors and in the greenhouse.

when i've finally picked the several million tomatoes, peppers, chillis etc, what am i supposed to do to prevent this happenning again ?

Will i need to sterilize everything ? Jeyes fluid ? Do the existing plants and soil need burning ?

help

[Tig]

Oh dear Andy, what a pain! I've always been told to remove all foliage into black bin bags in situ and take to the tip. Don't re-use compost and thoroughly clean any containers that infected plants were grown in.

This is the RHS advice

apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=217

x Tig

[Rosefriend]

Oh what a bugga Andy - I am sorry...

I think that the link that Tig gave you is good...get everything out of the garden and I would make sure all your tubs are clean etc...

RF

[Cheerypeabrain]

What a pain Andy, I do sympathise...the advice is good. I had blight a couple of years ago but followed the advice about scrubbing down everything, using fresh compost, ventilation, not letting things dry out (I water morning and evening) etc and it hasn't come back...it will tho. One day when I've been lured into a sense of security!

You've had a brilliant harvest despite the blight... ;D

[bagpuss]

I can sympathise too Andy. I've pulled up 3 of my 7 toms at the allotment because they were showing signs of collapse and am going to keep a close eye on the other 4. Thankfully the other 7 at home at the moment seem to be fine.

I've not had this problem before.

This website has got some useful stuff on it, and you can register for blight alert warnings too (not that I have received any warnings as yet!) www.potato.org.uk/department/knowledge_transfer/fight_against_blight/index.html?menu_pos=knowledge_transfer When I registered, for business - I chose other and put allotmenter