tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post3246472023661156288..comments2024-03-26T10:01:18.135-04:00Comments on Living the Frugal Life: Potato BlightKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-71051621181215291182009-08-07T21:51:45.459-04:002009-08-07T21:51:45.459-04:00Thanks, Jenny.
Kathy, thanks for the (forthcoming...Thanks, Jenny.<br /><br />Kathy, thanks for the (forthcoming) link. I too am surprised that I haven't seen this advice mentioned elsewhere. Perhaps it's not a widely accepted salvage practice, though it seems sound to me. I should note that I did catch this at a fairly early stage - there was still very little damage to the plants when I cut them down. Just a few telltale damaged leaves. Perhaps this only works when the blight is caught early enough to prevent really bad damage. I simply don't know.<br /><br />I dug a few potatoes yesterday and they look fine. We ate them for dinner last night. The extension agent thinks the potatoes will harden off at least partially in the ground, now that the plant tops are gone. He said if I give it two weeks from the time I cut them down the spuds should have some storage ability, though not as good as if the plant had died a natural death. <br /><br />So far we've had no rain since I found the blight on that variety. My other varieties and the tomatoes are showing no blight right now. Possible rain on Sunday though, and the extension agent thought it was pretty inevitable that the other varieties would show it too. If it turns out I can use this triage technique to get *some* potatoes from each variety, well, I won't be thoroughly miserable. I just hope it helps someone else salvage some of their efforts too.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-22987558800418140542009-08-07T21:05:21.511-04:002009-08-07T21:05:21.511-04:00I am going to link this post on my site (www.justi...I am going to link this post on my site (www.justincasebook.net)tommorrow as many here have blight and this was the best advice I have come across. Have you considered drying the potatoes for storage? I have not done this yet but the directions seem pretty straight forward. I lost a lot of spuds toward the end of storage this year. I am thinking if I dry some I will keep those for April,May and June when the stored potatoes start to sprout.kathyhttp://www.justincasebook.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-90846212017365176112009-08-05T15:30:11.640-04:002009-08-05T15:30:11.640-04:00Bummer. Sorry about all the hassle you're expe...Bummer. Sorry about all the hassle you're experiencing, and the disappointment. <br />On the bright side, you're not in Ireland in the 19th century! <br />(Now you feel better!)<br />JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com