Our Roseval potatoes, pink and pert and ready to eat?
So the first longed-for plate of potatoes, not eaten on site in a pan over a fire as planned but delicious nonetheless. They were dug out early due to potato panic; two plants have wilted and we suspect it might be blight (there is tell-tale spotting on the leaves and the two plants quite suddenly withered). We have cut them down and dug them out. So, for all the more experienced organic growers out there, some questions, please:
Our potatoes (Roseval and Epicure) are both early mains, so we think they are still at least a month away ... though the few we had, ate amazingly well (Ian refused as he is concerned they are not 'quite right'. Is he wrong?) Should we immediately spray with Bordeaux mixture or is there better organic or biodynamic solution (what would Maria Thun do)?
In the race between blight and crop are we better to leave as is (we suspect not)? Or should we even dig them all out (there are a few flowers but would prefer not)?
Am also guessing it doesn't bode well for the tomatoes? Some of the other growers warned us already about tomato blight on site (are they the same, they are certainly related?).
Keen to do what we can, so it seems sensible to spray and pray. What do others do?
