Harvesting potatoes now --- what to do with foliage (fear of blight)?

 

I'm lifting early potatoes now; what should I do with the foliage?

Thinking of the compost bin, I'm fearful of blight. There is no evidence
of blight on the foliage, though I have been spraying with Dithane.

Best regards,

Jon C.

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On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:22:54 +0100, Jonathan Campbell wrote:


And you're going to eat all that fungicide residue? Yuck.

How many Smith periods have you had recently?

 

Derek Turner wrote:

I like the smell of it -- especially in the morning.

However, you make a good point; I had reacted to forecast humid weather.
The Met Office here in Ireland normally issues blight warnings, but none
so far this year.

I suppose earlies harvested before the end of June might normally escape
blight?

Jon C.

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Jonathan Campbell wrote:


My French neighbour's potatoes succumbed to blight a few weeks ago. He
has since cut off all the tops and treated them with something. Mine are
still OK. I took great delight in giving him a big bag of my (largest)
early potatoes. :-)

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On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:07:42 +0100, Jonathan Campbell wrote:


Yes. June seldom yields Smith periods. Living, as I now do, in Jersey
with a very changeable maritime climate I think it very unlikely we will
have Smith periods. The general rule seems to be 'if you don't like the
weather don't worry: it will change when the tide turns'. Sustained high
temperature /and/ humidity is rare on a small island. Thats probably why
potatoes and tomatoes have been our biggest exports. Sacha?