White marks on my potatoes

[ColinC]

I dug some potatoes up yesterday and they are covered in tiny pinprick white spots should i be worried i,ve never seen any thing like it on my potatoes before . are they the start of rot or something more sinister my allotment is very wet but not flooded.

[AdamF]

Hi Colin,

The white spots will have been caused by the bad weather we are having. The potatoes should be fine though.

Thanks

[ColinC]

Thanks Adam. The weather has been bad here recently....

[Nicos]

I've got them on mine too- I presumed they are fungal??
What in fact are they??

[Sebbster]

I too have white dots but they simply rub off my new pots when I clean them.

I wonder if it is Canker although I dont have any fungal growth at the base of the stems as I would expect.

Still taste great, I wouldn't worry about it..