Plant diseases are a fact of life for gardeners. Learn how to deal with the most common plant ailments and how to keep them ...

In one of the largest genetic studies of its kind, they have traced the origins of the potato blight to the Andes. The ...

Plant certified disease free seeds and disease-resistant varieties. Rotate your potato with crops that are not in potato family such as beans. Remove and destroy diseased plants and tubers from ...

A fungal disease that affects plant tissues has been detected in Prince Edward Island potato crops.Black dot disease — named ...

Bordukova, M. B., Bolezni i vrediteli kartofl'a. Moskva, Gos. izdat. selchoz. lit. (1955). E.P.P.O., Potato Wart Disease in Europe in 1954: European and Mediterranean ...

Work along the row, pushing a fork in from one side and push under the centre of the plants. Take some time to remove all the tubers, not matter how tiny, or they'll grow next year and disrupt that ...

Black dot isn't thought to be widespread on the Island, but growers are keeping an eye out for it, says the P.E.I. Potato Board. (Aaron Adetuyi/CBC - image credit) ...

Rotating crops helps minimize pests and diseases. For a large planting, trenches are an efficient way to plant seed potatoes. Dig a trench 4 inches deep if your soil is heavy and 6 inches deep if ...