Does anyone know if potato's are susceptible to blight? Thinking about trying to grow red potato's this year
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Does anyone know if potato's are susceptible to blight? Thinking about trying to grow red potato's this year
I don't ever plant potatoes in ground that held tomatoes the year before, and vice versa. The blight will affect both plants.
If you don't have any free ground available this year, consider planting them in containers (like bushel baskets) and they do quite well.
I forgot to mention that the same rule applies to pepper plants.
Potatoes are susceptible, so take those precautions others have mentioned. If Late Blight shows up in your garden, cut and dispose of all tomato and potato foliage immediately, and harvest the potatoes soon after. The longer you delay, the greater chance of the infection getting into the tubers. On the bright side, potatoes are one crop that will thrive in a brand new garden plot. This may be your opportunity to grow a bigger garden.
I was out pruning tomatoes a few days ago when I remembered this thread and something worth adding.
When pruning it's good to prune off the leaves that touch or are near the ground so soil born diseases don't splash up and infect the leaves.
Hi, i am jimmy , I am religious about rotating crops into new soil to avoid leftover pathogens, and have pretty good luck.
I grow my tomatoes up high on a trellis of poles and twine, and prune them up 16 inches or so to allow some free air to flow under them. While there is some risk of sun burning, the pruning keeps things drier.
That is a fantastic idea. One plant got it pretty badly so I pulled the plant in an effort to minimize the potential of it infecting other plants. The rest have a few leaves that I removed and discarded
Picked our first round of beans last night.....things are happening slowly but they are happening