just get TMV free seed. it is just as likely that the tomatoes, etc will carry it to
the tobacco. actually it takes a lot of mechanical damage to introduce. tobacco
must be hand suckered to get nice big leaves.

and BTW, the sheds are opened during "casing weather" or during the Jan thaw so the
leaves can absorb enough moisture so they can be packed without breaking.
Ingrid

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:18:52 -0700, "gloria.p" wrote:

EVP MAN wrote:
As the price of tobacco products shoot sky high it seems more people are
taking an interest in growing their own. I'm considering a dozen or two
plants this spring myself.


If you or a nearby neighbor has a garden that grows tomatoes, please
don't grow tobacco. It often carries the tobacco mosaic virus which
will transmit to tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, some flowers and other
food crops.

gloria p
Somewhere between zone 5 and 6 tucked along the shore of Lake Michigan
on the council grounds of the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Winnebago