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Old 10-03-2010, 07:08 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Late blight resistant tomatoes
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On Mar 7, 5:33Â*pm, General Schvantzkoph
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Are there any varieties of tomatoes that are late blight resistant
besides Legend? I've been hunting around the net and there seems to
be some promises of new varieties this year but I haven't found a
source for anything except Legend. I'm going to order a pack of
Legend seeds but I'd like to have a few more options.

I hear legend isn't all that great for resistance to blight, new
strains evolve, lots of chemicals is the only solution to blight I
have found, it really sucks!

The main thing is to keep the leaves dry. Don't expose plants to rain,
and don't water by sprinkling from above. (And of course, don't add
blighted plants to your compost heap). I've never had blight in my
greenhouse, lots of it on unprotected plants outside.

Ian

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