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Is it late blight? Flip the leaf and look for this

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Late blight shows a white downy ring at the edge of the lesion, under the leaf, in humid mornings. Early blight has target rings and no white growth. The full video covers recognition, prevention and control by FRAC group.

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Dark patches on your potato or tomato leaves?

Here is the one check that tells you if it is late blight.

Turn the leaf over, early in the morning or after rain.

Look at the edge of the brown patch, where it meets the green.

If you see a fine white, downy ring, that is late blight producing its spores.

It spreads fast, and a whole field can be lost in about two weeks.

If instead the spot is small and dry, with dark rings like a target and no white growth, it is more likely early blight.

A different disease, which needs a different fungicide.

The full late blight guide is in our long video and at laisha.ai.

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