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Late Blight -- Irish Potato Famine Fungus -- Attacks U.S. Northeast Gardens And Farms Hard
ScienceDaily (July 5, 2009) — Home gardeners bewa This year, late
blight -- a destructive infectious disease that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s -- is killing tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial farms in the eastern United States. In addition, basil downy mildew is affecting plants in the Northeast. more http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0701163647.htm |
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Late Blight -- Irish Potato Famine Fungus -- Attacks U.S.Northeast Gardens And Farms Hard
On Jul 5, 11:39*pm, Charles wrote:
ScienceDaily (July 5, 2009) — Home gardeners bewa This year, late blight -- a destructive infectious disease that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s -- is killing tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial farms in the eastern United States. In addition, basil downy mildew is affecting plants in the Northeast. more *http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0701163647.htm This article does not mention the vector of volunteer potatoes, but, in many agricultural settings volunteer potatoes are considered a high risk for blight and other diseases. Gardeners need to be cautious about nurturing volunteer potatoes. Ray ______________________________________________ Sometimes an old thing is not a good thing... |
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