littlefish 587 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 The leaves and stems of my potato plants (maris pipers)went very yellow quickly. I have started lifting the spuds now and there is quite a reasonable crop, they taste great too. I was wondering is this just what happens or might it be due to the weather, we have had plenty of rain, or lack of nutrients etc? I thought if the leaves and stems were more thriving, the spuds would keep getting bigger but the stems are so wilted that i don't believe there was any point in keeping them going? This is my second year growing them, I also grew sharpes express spuds but i thought the skins tasted very bitter...i won't be bothering with them again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jt750 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Sharps express are a good early potato but you need to start eating them pretty much as soon as they flower because they are only good as new potato's ..sounds like the maris piper is ready for harvest and storage if its maincrop potato Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 587 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Thanks for that. I'm lifting a load every day - nothing quite like soil to plate in less than an hour! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithwicks 182 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 could it be the blight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jt750 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Could be blight too ..right weather for it ..here anyway ..hard to tell without pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
georgegml 0 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 thats just the foliage dying back wont do your spuds any harm if its a wet summer i tend to cut the shoots off as soon as the potatoes are big enough this stops blight washing off the leaves into the ground an old market gardener taught me that seems to work iv never had blight (touch wood) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,524 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I always thought yellowing leaf was a nitrogen deficiency ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 587 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Thanks for all the suggestions. How would you know if it was blight? The spuds are all ok so far. Just the stems and leaves are a bit ropey? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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