It’s been a trying summer for the down under organic gardener. After blighted tomatoes, my late potato crop appear to have succumbed to verticillium wilt. Outwardly the potato tubers appear fine, however when cut there is a tell-tale brown ring. Are they safe to eat?
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halhurst wrote:
I feel for you. My potatoes didn’t turn out last time either. I would bet that if they pass the taste test the spuds won’t hurt non-solanum organisms, including humans, especially since most people cook them first. But I personally would do my best to keep it out of the garden, and the compost pile especially. I would dispose of the parings and scraps carefully so as to prevent spreading the infection to other solanums in your garden- and that would include tomatoes, peppers, okra, ground cherries and tomatillos.
Posted on 14 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
BeerGardeNZ wrote:
Thanks, I hadn’t actually thought about the peelings carrying the virus; I’ll cook them up for the chooks rather than compost them. My current plan is to grow sweetcorn in that patch this summer as it appears to be unaffected by verticillium wilt. Most advice recommends avoiding planting solanums in the affected patch for at least 3 years.
Posted on 14 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
halhurst wrote:
Yeah- I’m on year #1. With my small garden, all the dirt is mixed and redistributed, so it’s cold turkey for me.
Posted on 16 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
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