On Dec 30, 11:23*am, (EVP MAN) wrote:
I think it can help indeed. *Last season Penn State university was
warning about another bad year for late blight in our area. *I started
all my plants indoors from seed. *Gave plants to many of my neighbors
and not one of these plants were hit with late blight or any other
disease! *I think when you buy your plants from a nursery or chain
store, *you take the chance that your plants may be diseased when you
take them home. *These growers raise their plants on a much larger scale
and in my opinion, *it increases the risk of disease spreading
throughout their plants. *What do you think?

Rich

I have always started them from seed and have yet to produce a good
tomato crop. Does anyone know if acidic water would cause blight or
wilt? I water with lake water that is acidic, not exactly what the ph
is.
MJ