That's terrible news Loz, fingers crossed you win the blight battle. My veg garden has been a big disappointment this year. Early on the slugs and snails did their bit and later the young sparrows. The only thing I'm having success with are the potatoes and tomatoes. No blight down here!
Ditto here on the SE coast. Mine started about 4 weeks ago and started with potatoes outside the greenhouse. 16 tomatoes all got Septoria/early blight? on lower leaves 🫣. Started removing lower leaves and hydrogen peroxide spray, followed by baking soda drench. Appears to have slowed it down. Have also started with cuttings…. Can totally relate to your dilemma!
Sorry to hear that mate. Awful isn't it watching it spread and destroy the plants I have just ordered some copper sulphate and will use that once it arrives. Cheers
2024 the year that keeps giving.,,, Hopefully you have the blight under control and what a great idea to take cuttings in case the worst happens. I’ve got tomatoes in 3 different positions across my 2 plots just in case but the way things are going this year I wouldn’t be surprised if something happens to all three. On the plus side you have taken action and the melons look amazing.
Thanks Adam the weather is forecast to take another turn for the worse next week with colder wetter conditions so all bets are off for the spuds mate. 👍
Hi Loz, blight is such a sod! 2022 was a bad year from when heat extreme to suddenly cool and damp. Of course, your conditions up there are a bit different. I hope things pick up for you!! 🙏🏼
Cheers mate. Not going to get the crop of spuds I wanted for sure I'm really glad I grew much more this year which might make up for the size being down. The front end of the allotments got hit with blight last year but none this end at all. Luck of the draw I guess. Cheers. 👍
This year has been a nightmare for gardeners lost so many plants to cold really wet conditions in june?? and all my box hedging to box caterpillar, My astrantias have hated the cold wet then a couple of days of intense heat, I know what losing your hard work and enthusiam to blight and pests feels like so sorry about your tomatoes and potatoes, yes it is upsetting.
yea Sarah it is really disheartening and sometimes makes you think if its worth all the effort. The thing is though you cant beat nature you just try to get wins in other areas. At least you know the food is the best you can eat which is the ultimate goal.
Thanks mate but had it confirmed 2 days after it started by a commercial plant grower as early blight . Had the leaf spot before on spuds and Tom's this literally destroys the leaves overnight then travels along the leaf stems to the main stem. Some of the main stems had started to go brown but thank god the peroxide stopped it going any further. Looking good though as of today. Think I have stopped it on the spuds too but prob 40% of spud leaves and stems first effected have died so crop will suffer for sure 👍
@@thevegplot Good that you found out what it was! At least early blight only weakens plants but does not kill them as it need temps of 27°C and above (hence why it is scarce in the UK but common in the USA LOL) i have seen so many channels/gardeners rip up the crops for no reason ☹ There used to be a website to report "early blight" but I cannot find it. I've been lucky with only two Hutton Periods so far, but each time I have sprayed with JBA Blight Guard a day before. The Bayer "Blight Control" (organic) contains mancozeb which actually kills the spores after infection so I have a bottle of that on standby - belt and braces!
Bugger. All that work mate, not to mention the loss of the tomatoes themselves. Hope your potatoes aren't as bad. Could the blight have come from your mulch or does it get hot enough to kill any pathogen in it? Can you tell I'm not a gardener?
It's gutting mate. The blight has come off the Fields around me. Farmers have had blight on the spuds for weeks now it finally made it's way across the Fields to mine. My mate has it allot worse than me at the moment but I might just catch him up. 🤔
Yes I have maybe confused the issue but I did point out it was a fungus by the circles inside the brown patches. Different People on the allotments give it either a viral fungal or bacterial tag depending who you talk to. But your right to clear that up. Cheers.
@@thevegplot give the neem oil a try next time, I find it works wonders for many plant problems and pests, plus its all natural and doesn't harm the environment like peroxide does.
That's terrible news Loz, fingers crossed you win the blight battle. My veg garden has been a big disappointment this year. Early on the slugs and snails did their bit and later the young sparrows. The only thing I'm having success with are the potatoes and tomatoes. No blight down here!
Similar story here sandy spuds and Tom's doing brilliant until this and yea slugs destroying most things outside. 👍
Ditto here on the SE coast. Mine started about 4 weeks ago and started with potatoes outside the greenhouse. 16 tomatoes all got Septoria/early blight? on lower leaves 🫣. Started removing lower leaves and hydrogen peroxide spray, followed by baking soda drench. Appears to have slowed it down. Have also started with cuttings…. Can totally relate to your dilemma!
Sorry to hear that mate. Awful isn't it watching it spread and destroy the plants I have just ordered some copper sulphate and will use that once it arrives. Cheers
@@thevegplot yeah, that was my next move with the copper sulphate, so will be interested in your next update. Good luck 🤞🏻
2024 the year that keeps giving.,,,
Hopefully you have the blight under control and what a great idea to take cuttings in case the worst happens.
I’ve got tomatoes in 3 different positions across my 2 plots just in case but the way things are going this year I wouldn’t be surprised if something happens to all three.
On the plus side you have taken action and the melons look amazing.
Thanks Adam the weather is forecast to take another turn for the worse next week with colder wetter conditions so all bets are off for the spuds mate. 👍
@@thevegplot it’s never ending… but we’ll all try again next year.
Years ago I changed to Sarpo Mira potatoes and never seen blight since.
Thanks might try them next year. Never had potato blight before guess I'm unlucky this year. 👍
Hi Loz, blight is such a sod!
2022 was a bad year from when heat extreme to suddenly cool and damp.
Of course, your conditions up there are a bit different.
I hope things pick up for you!! 🙏🏼
Cheers mate. Not going to get the crop of spuds I wanted for sure I'm really glad I grew much more this year which might make up for the size being down. The front end of the allotments got hit with blight last year but none this end at all. Luck of the draw I guess. Cheers. 👍
@@thevegplot Charles Dowding has also had problems with his polytunnel so you are mercifully, not alone, but none the less any better off.
This year has been a nightmare for gardeners lost so many plants to cold really wet conditions in june?? and all my box hedging to box caterpillar, My astrantias have hated the cold wet then a couple of days of intense heat, I know what losing your hard work and enthusiam to blight and pests feels like so sorry about your tomatoes and potatoes, yes it is upsetting.
yea Sarah it is really disheartening and sometimes makes you think if its worth all the effort. The thing is though you cant beat nature you just try to get wins in other areas. At least you know the food is the best you can eat which is the ultimate goal.
Looks more like Septoria Leaf Spot. Early Blight is quite scarce in the UK, especially in tunnels and greenhouses. Septoria is not a killer
Thanks mate but had it confirmed 2 days after it started by a commercial plant grower as early blight . Had the leaf spot before on spuds and Tom's this literally destroys the leaves overnight then travels along the leaf stems to the main stem. Some of the main stems had started to go brown but thank god the peroxide stopped it going any further. Looking good though as of today. Think I have stopped it on the spuds too but prob 40% of spud leaves and stems first effected have died so crop will suffer for sure 👍
@@thevegplot Good that you found out what it was! At least early blight only weakens plants but does not kill them as it need temps of 27°C and above (hence why it is scarce in the UK but common in the USA LOL) i have seen so many channels/gardeners rip up the crops for no reason ☹ There used to be a website to report "early blight" but I cannot find it.
I've been lucky with only two Hutton Periods so far, but each time I have sprayed with JBA Blight Guard a day before. The Bayer "Blight Control" (organic) contains mancozeb which actually kills the spores after infection so I have a bottle of that on standby - belt and braces!
You cant fight it organicly. Believe me i tryed everything.
sorry to hear that, not really sure how organic peroxide is but so far the poly tunnel is looking good
Oh no😢
Bugger. All that work mate, not to mention the loss of the tomatoes themselves. Hope your potatoes aren't as bad.
Could the blight have come from your mulch or does it get hot enough to kill any pathogen in it? Can you tell I'm not a gardener?
It's gutting mate. The blight has come off the Fields around me. Farmers have had blight on the spuds for weeks now it finally made it's way across the Fields to mine. My mate has it allot worse than me at the moment but I might just catch him up. 🤔
Viruses and bacteria are distinct and very different organisms. In this case it is neither, it is caused by a fungus, or mould.
Yes I have maybe confused the issue but I did point out it was a fungus by the circles inside the brown patches. Different People on the allotments give it either a viral fungal or bacterial tag depending who you talk to. But your right to clear that up. Cheers.
Have you tried neem oil?
no but thanks, the peroxide seems to have rescued what is left though.
@@thevegplot give the neem oil a try next time, I find it works wonders for many plant problems and pests, plus its all natural and doesn't harm the environment like peroxide does.
I've had luck mixing water and cinnamon and spraying the tomatoes with it.
Thanks for that will look into it cheers.