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Potato blight
I tweeted Thompson & Morgan with a picture of my potatos as I thought they may have blight. They tweeted back saying it looked like the start of it and to try something called bordeaux spray. Can anyone tell me if this is worth the cost i.e does by forest_gardener
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06/07/2012 15:39:07
by mark talbot
Box Blight
Hi, I have planted up two box parterre and a bed of box balls. I followed all guides and did not scrimp on planting e.g grit compost bone meal.  After looking healthy for 3months they have suddenly taken a turn for the worst.  I suspect blight after by Helga
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04/08/2012 20:05:05
by Neil. McDonald.
Box Blight
I have acouple of health box globes but am thinking of putting in box as an edging for flower beds. Every time I Look at Gardeners World T.V. or magazine someone is issuing dire  warnings about blight. Is it really such a threat? Any suggestions by Dilys
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11/03/2013 12:26:16
by Dilys
Tomato blight
I have just pulled up the last of my tomato plants, heavy with fruit but again, for the third year running, plagued with blight. It is so depressing. Before all this I grew wonderful tomatoes each year which yielded so much fruit that I had by Janiesings
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06/08/2012 12:51:20
by Italophile
Allotment Potato Blight
We have 48 allotments on our site here in Anglesey, and we were hit severly this year with blight. What advice would you give for growing potatoes in 2013, yes we know about rotation etc, we are organic, so limited to soil treatment, please advise by HomemanLL
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12/09/2012 13:17:26
by Italophile
Box blight
Hi Does anybody know if box blight affects other plants near by, such as conifers, these have all been in place for about 4 years with no previous show of blight to any of them, but  2 of my specimen conifers are now going brown - or could this all by Pots Galore
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24/12/2012 22:52:42
by Verdun
tomato blight in greenhouse
I have had tomato blight in the greenhouse for the last 2 years. Can you tell me if and what treatment i should use to avoid it happening again by Jen 2
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05/09/2012 02:26:41
by Jen 2
Potato blight and soil
Can I use the compost in my potato bag for growing anything else - e.g. bulbs etc. The potatoes were fine, but the leaves had blight. by carogre
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07/09/2012 11:11:43
by carogre
Talkback: Tomato and potato blight
The tomatoes in our greenhouse were destroyed by blight last week. This is the first time ever, that we have had blight. Last weekend was spent making all sorts of chutney from the green tomatoes, and we currently have more jars than most by WarwickshireDrooper
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28/11/2011 18:41:18
by Pippa
Potato blight soil
Hello there, one of my potato sacks has unfortunatly suffered from the dreaded blight... i was just wondering what to do with the soil and compost that is in the sack, is it still safe to grow other fruit and veg in there like a broccoli or even a by Pondman
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21/07/2012 22:49:13
by Zoomer44