Marietje Murphy asked 16 years ago
a few of our potatoe plants have died, the stalk has gone black at the bottom
1 Answers
Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago
This is blackleg disease of potatoes. Remove and destroy the affected plants and there are usually just a few.
It is a seed-borne disease and purchased seed potatoes are more likely to be free of the disease, though not always unfortunately.
