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Originally Posted by malcolmx
all compost leaches nutriments to the water and air i take yellowing as the first signs of feed loss it can be too much water but usually its feed
if the marks on your leaves feel sticky then it is aphid goo if not then mag is probably correct . the goo and mag cling to or manifest themselves in or on the fleshier or higher parts of the leaf but a good feed of epsom salts and tommorite will buck them up
f1 incas are not an outdoor variety i think (check with dobies )and will need some protection ,not against late frosts but against temperature drop
i hope this is of use
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OK thanks Malcolm I am a bit more reassured now, there are few aphids about because I can see them but not many yet.
One of my problems is I'm self employed (violin/restorer/maker since I left school.....1966
) working at home in my workshop and overlooking the garden and it's so hard to resist going out there and pottering about.
It's bad enough having my pc in my workshop and spending my time on pike fishing forums and now here as well I'll never get anything done.....really I should be retired by now.
According to the seed packet my variety of incas is an outdoor kind (Suttons) anyway time will tell.