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Causes and Cures for the Tomato Blight Virus
This was the very first page of The Garden Helper!
Jean,from New Zealand, wrote to me and asked what I knew about TOMATO
BLIGHT.
For those who are unfamiliar
with blight...
Picture your tomato vines looking robust and full of fruit..Within 3 days, your
vines AND fruit turn black and withered, THAT is tomato blight. Since I had the
misfortune of being struck with blight two years ago I was currently researching
the subject already. I checked my plant library, and only found vague response
to the subject. The next step was to query the local farmers, where I received
responses ranging from virus to dampness. No help there either.....I was told
that I could never grow tomatoes in the same spot again, because the blight is
a virus which stayed in the soil. Another farmer told me not to worry, that if
I kept the plants reasonably dry,I would have no problem.
>>>This year I decided to try again. I planted this years tomatoes in the opposite
end of the garden,,,,about 100 feet from the previous site...... Well, farmer
#1 was right. Halfway into the season, I lost all of my plants. So to answer
Jeans question---If you are stricken with TOMATO BLIGHT,
remove every last vine, leaf,fruit and root from your garden and BURN them! DO
NOT use them for compost! I don't know how far from
the original site you must move to, to be safe. Next year I will try putting
them at the other end of my property, about 1000 feet away, and maybe I'll get
lucky, but I'm not counting on it........
More Tomato Blight
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