{"id":4071,"date":"2013-02-08T08:30:06","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T08:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greensideup.ie\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2023-03-22T17:23:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:23:08","slug":"blight-resistant-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/blight-resistant-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Will You Ditch the Chemicals and Choose Blight Resistant Potatoes This Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"
As a result of conversations with community gardeners this week, today’s post looks at the alternative to spraying for potato blight every year, by planting blight resistant potato varieties instead.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n I’ve written an extensive post on choosing, understanding the terminology and growing potatoes<\/a> in the past. I’ve also written one listing eight ways of managing potato blight<\/a>, but as minds turn towards garden centre shelves and catalogues full of seed potatoes, blight resistant potato varieties can offer a real alternative to spraying.<\/strong><\/p>\nWhy Choose Blight Resistant Potatoes?<\/h1>\n