Irish Sunday Mirror

Blight fright with a tomato source

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How can I protect my tomato plants from

blight? Eddie, Chepstow, Monmouthsh­ire DAVID: Blight is a fungal disease that affects tomato and potato plants. Warm, wet summers are the cause.

Don’t plant tomatoes where potatoes have grown and pick a sunny, well-ventilated spot. Water the soil not leaves, and remove lower leaves for air circulatio­n. Feed with potassium and cut off and burn infected plant matter.

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