Re: [MittleiderMethodGardening] Potato plants infected.
Probably not. Or if they survive, the potatoes may be malformed or small. If it is a virus, either planting a resistant potato version can be tried to see how they do and/or do a soil sterilization procedure.. to heat up your planting mix and kill the virus(es). One virus that is very deadly on squash family plants and also can affect potatoes is mosaic virus. Planting media replacement is usually the best option if that is detected.
My potato plants are being destroyed. I've looked at the most common potato diseases and I believe it is one of the various related potato viruses. It has spread to about half a row of potatoes. It starts with the leaves which develop small brown spots. Eventually the leaves all shrivel and die, followed shortly by the stem. I've tried removing the infected leaves but it continues to spread. Many potato viruses are spread by aphids but I don't see many signs of inset damage.
Is there anyway to save the remaining plants?
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