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Q.What Has Caused Dark Lines On Skin And Inside Of Potato.

Zone PAISLEY | SHartley added on October 13, 2020 | Answered

Grown five bags of potatoes. Few potatoes in one bag affected others OK. Don’t know if compost can be put back onto vegetable plot without causing further problems.

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BushDoctor
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Answered on October 14, 2020

Uh oh. That's a bad one. Looks to be potato pink rot. Treatment with fungicides will, almost always, lead to the disease developing a resistance and becoming much worse.

Here is an article that will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/treating-pink-rot-in-potatoes.htm

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