I fancied trying to grow some new potatoes for christmas lunch in my polytunnel. I bought some from a supplier a few weeks ago but I put them 'in a safe place' on receipt and only found them again yesterday. I was going to plant up some pots for my tunnel but got thinking about blight.
All my outside tomatoes succumbed to blight early this year (June) and my 'new' sideshoot plants gave up in July (they were outside too - doh, why do I never learn!) My spuds which were in pots have suffered some blight (they were moved outside the tunnel at first hint of blight so as to save my toms inside)
I have no sign of blight on the tomatoes in my tunnel (and hope it stays that way) although I am checking regularly and have had plenty of other problems.
Bearing in mind that blight is always more prevalent later in the season, am I making a rod for my back by putting spuds in a tunnel with tomatoes? Is this always true or particularly this year which is so bad for blight?
Or does it matter? The spuds I have bought are Carlingford which I understand has a good blight resistance.
Any thoughts and comments really would be appreciated!
Jacquie
