Name: Terri Osipov Rome, Georgia (Zone 7b) Every day in the yard is a GOOD day
My potato plants have been looking great since February. Last week I noticed several turning yellow and I thought it may be from a lack of water. But now it has spread and most of them are yellow and or dying. I think it may be bugs? Underneath the plants I saw some ants and some tiny roundish black bugs about the size of a pinhead. Maybe I have more than one thing going on here? Can someone tell me what is wrong? Thank you
"Speak to the Earth and it shall teach Thee" Job 12:8
Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Hi Terri -- I suspect that the tiny black bugs that you've seen are flea beetles; but they don't ordinarily seem to do any significant damage to healthy plants. Maybe some sort of blight or wilt ?
Perhaps @Farmerdill will be able to shed some light on the problem!
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion
Concur with Bluepoppy. Growing since February, they should be maturing. Mine are going down fast. Digging for new potatoes and they are almost full size.
