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yvonnehouli Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 01 Dec 2009 Posts: 29 Location: kerry
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:54 pm Post subject: potatoes. |
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Hi i set early potatoes in grow bag in early march in greenhouse and the stalks are all collapsed over night. Is this a bit early and they never flowered either. ????
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Gautama Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree

Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 172 Location: Cork
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds early. Was it cold last night, inverted greenhouse effect and all that? Choose one plant and dig it up. It there are reasonable sized potatoes there you're laughing. Otherwise it's something else.
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walltoall Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 706 Location: Thurrock RM15 via Dungarvan and the Banner County
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Yvonne I agree with Guatama but I would dig in from the side low down to preserve the plant. If it has not flowered and has collapsed has it being getting enough WATERl It is odd for the stalks to collapse overnight and without flowering. This could be (but I sincerely hope not) BLIGHT.
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Hammer Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 08 May 2011 Posts: 17 Location: Dunmore East
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 8:19 am Post subject: |
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It,s not Blight as far as i know, with Blight the leaves go brown very quickly, i mean within a couple of days, but do not collapse first, are thay getting enough water or did they get overheated. Post a picture if you can.
Regards Hammer.
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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more likely cause is shortage of water, they will recover if given a good flooding.
michael brenock hoticultural advisor (retired)
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Maeve Drogheda Rank attained: Sessile Oak Tree

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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Yvonnehouli,
I had the same problem the first time I grew potatoes in the grow bags. They need a little more water that spuds in the ground. Do as Michael Brennock suggests and give them a good watering and they will recover. Also watch out that there are no green potaotes at the top of the bag, if there are just cover them up as you would if they were in the ground, you would earth them up.
Don't give up on them yet!!
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Ben Yezir Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 03 Mar 2011 Posts: 37 Location: Cork
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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You might also have overwatered them, that happened to me a few weeks ago, they do recover.
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yvonnehouli Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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ya the lack of water could be possible as i was away for few days and might have forgot to water them when i got back.
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yvonnehouli Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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yvonnehouli Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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