Re: Oh Woe! Potato Wilt!
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- Subject: Re: Oh Woe! Potato Wilt!
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- Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 17:08:16 -0700
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Julianne,
At the risk of sounding a bit silly, what climate do you live in, when
did you plant the potatoes and have you ever grown potatoes before?
Steve
Julianne Wiley wrote:
>
> Hi, y'all,
>
> We planted potatoes (certified disease-free seed potatoes and all), planted
> them where no solanum relations have ever been planted before, nor any
> disease detected; they came up fine and strong and SO pretty--- and then
> wilted down and died. No other obvious symptoms: no fuzzy fungus, no brown
> spots. It's not drought, and as the beds are raised and the drainage very
> good, I doubt it's over-watering.
>
> Just wilted down and died.
>
> What happened? What can we do? How can we prevent it from spreading to ALL
> the potatoes? And the tomatoes and strawberries as well?
>
> Julianne the Potato-Famine Victim
