"Dvd" wrote in message
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Neighbour planted tomatoes, peppers and cosmos in a new bed. In less than
a
week everything has died. There appears to be some accelerated growth,
such
as occurs with herbicides, but there have been no chemicals used anywhere
in
or near the garden. Could toxic chemicals from a brand new plastic hose
have
leached into the water that was used on the plants? (Husband says no, wife
says water appeared milky). Anyone experienced anything like this? Weather
has been fine -- no frost, not particularly hot, and sufficient rainfall.

Thanks,


Do you live anywhere near a farm where they might have sprayed herbicides on
a windy day ? Wind-borne spray can carry quite a long way. Otherwise, what
was on the land previously - was there a chemical waste tip there at some
time, or is there some plant disease in the soil ?

Bevan