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Potato Blight - Interesting observation
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| David in Normandy 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
| Potato blight wiped out all my potato tops several months ago.
I didn't have time to lift them all, just a couple of rows. I just left
all the blighted tops to die off and rot in situ.
Interestingly the ones I lifted straight away have since shown signs of
rot / blight, but the ones left in the ground and dug up today are still
clean!
So if blight strikes another year, I won't be in a hurry to lift the
potatoes.
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David in Normandy
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| judith.lea 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
| On Oct 28, 10:53 am, David in Normandy <DavidInNorma...@no.spam>
wrote:
> Potato blight wiped out all my potato tops several months ago.
> I didn't have time to lift them all, just a couple of rows. I just left
> all the blighted tops to die off and rot in situ.
>
> Interestingly the ones I lifted straight away have since shown signs of
> rot / blight, but the ones left in the ground and dug up today are still
> clean!
>
> So if blight strikes another year, I won't be in a hurry to lift the
> potatoes.
> --
> David in Normandy
Here in the Auvergne we have Colorado beetle in potato crops, do you
have this problem in Northern France?
Judith
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| Janet Tweedy 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
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>Interestingly the ones I lifted straight away have since shown signs of
>rot / blight, but the ones left in the ground and dug up today are still
>clean!
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I though accepted advice was to leave the potatoes in the ground for at
least three weeks after cutting down caulms because they can get the
disease transferred onto the tubers if lifted straight away.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
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| Charlie Pridham 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
| In article <1193570232.344988.70620@o3g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
judith.lea99@googlemail.com says...
> On Oct 28, 10:53 am, David in Normandy <DavidInNorma...@no.spam>
> wrote:
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> Here in the Auvergne we have Colorado beetle in potato crops, do you
> have this problem in Northern France?
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> Judith
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I am begining to wonder if there is a positive side to this place:~)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
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| David in Normandy 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
| In article <1193570232.344988.70620@o3g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
judith.lea says...
> Here in the Auvergne we have Colorado beetle in potato crops, do you
> have this problem in Northern France?
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> Judith
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I think so (I've only lived here two years), but mine haven't had them.
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David in Normandy
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| judith.lea 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
| On Oct 28, 12:14 pm, Charlie Pridham <char...@roselandhouse.co.uk>
wrote:
> In article <1193570232.344988.70...@o3g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> judith.le...@googlemail.com says...
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> I am begining to wonder if there is a positive side to this place:~)
> --
> Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwallwww.roselandhouse.co.uk
> Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
> Lapageria rosea- Hide quoted text -
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Oh there is Charlie, it is the most beautiful place in the World.
Judith
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| judith.lea 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
| On Oct 28, 12:35 pm, David in Normandy <DavidInNorma...@no.spam>
wrote:
> In article <1193570232.344988.70...@o3g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> judith.lea says...> Here in the Auvergne we have Colorado beetle in potato crops, do you
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> I think so (I've only lived here two years), but mine haven't had them.
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> David in Normandy
Where in Normandy are you David? I was sure that you lived in France
for quite some time or am I getting confused with Emerys?
Judith
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| Martin 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
| On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:35:30 +0100, David in Normandy <DavidInNormandy@no.spam>
wrote:
>In article <1193570232.344988.70620@o3g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
>judith.lea says...
>I think so (I've only lived here two years), but mine haven't had them.
More than everything you wanted to know, including a map showing that they are
***almost*** everywhere south of Sweden in mainland Europe.
http://www.answers.com/topic/colorado-potato-beetle
--
Martin
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| David in Normandy 2007-10-28, 9:25 am |
| In article <1193575708.860005.151170@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
judith.lea says...
> On Oct 28, 12:35 pm, David in Normandy <DavidInNorma...@no.spam>
> wrote:
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> Where in Normandy are you David? I was sure that you lived in France
> for quite some time or am I getting confused with Emerys?
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> Judith
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Probably confusing me with Emerys. We are near Vire.
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David in Normandy
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| Emery Davis 2007-10-28, 1:25 pm |
| On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:36:39 +0100
David in Normandy <DavidInNormandy@no.spam> wrote:
> Probably confusing me with Emerys. We are near Vire.
Hi Judith and David,
Now you are confusing me with Emrys (Davies). Who does not live
and France and offers far more, and better, advice to this group than I.
I am Emery (Davis), and have lived in France more or less for 18 years,
now near Argentan, and not too far from David.
Don't grow potatoes though, so can't comment on the bug.
Did plant 7 maples today, stacked 15 steres of wood yesterday, net
result done my back in. Nothing a good bottle won't cure, I hope.
cheers,
-E
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Emery Davis
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"David in Normandy" <DavidInNormandy@no.spam> wrote in message
news:MPG.218e889f5a70fa089896e6@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Potato blight wiped out all my potato tops several months ago.
> I didn't have time to lift them all, just a couple of rows. I just left
> all the blighted tops to die off and rot in situ.
>
> Interestingly the ones I lifted straight away have since shown signs of
> rot / blight, but the ones left in the ground and dug up today are still
> clean!
>
> So if blight strikes another year, I won't be in a hurry to lift the
> potatoes.
> --
> David in Normandy
Exactly the same situation here. Chopped off the haulms when they started
turning black and slimy, dug up a couple of rows, brushed them off and kept
half in the fridge and half in the garage - both lots stank within a couple
of weeks and were going black inside when cut open - bin !!
However, the half dozen rows in the ground have been perfect, even up to
now, I just dig up a plant at a time and the tubers are clean. I came to the
same conclusion as you - keep them in the ground. Mine are usually eaten up
by Christmas anyway so why not when I don't need the ground until next year!
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| Anne Jackson 2007-10-28, 9:25 pm |
| The message from "judith.lea" <judith.lea99@googlemail.com> contains
these words:
> Charlie Pridham <char...@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:
I remember posters outside the village police station in the 40's/50's
advising people on how to recognise Colorado beetles!
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> Oh there is Charlie, it is the most beautiful place in the World.
You haven't been to Scotland, then? ;-)
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AnneJ
You may search my time-worn face,
You'll find a merry eye that twinkles.
I am NOT an old lady
Just a little girl with wrinkles!
- Edythe E. Bregnard
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| Martin 2007-10-29, 9:25 am |
| On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:12:04 GMT, Anne Jackson <amygdala@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>The message from "judith.lea" <judith.lea99@googlemail.com> contains
>these words:
>I remember posters outside the village police station in the 40's/50's
>advising people on how to recognise Colorado beetles!
Me too. I think they pinned posters to telegraph poles in some places. In the
1970s I found Colorado beetles in a German garden and told the owner she should
inform the police, Oh how she laughed!
--
Martin
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