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femmocrat

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5. Thanks for that explanation!

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:39 AM

Apr 2018

I fight that rotten blight every year now.... never had it before --- was it 2006? I knew it was from Bonnie plants, but I also got it on some heirlooms from QVC. I have even tried starting my own seeds, but the spores are everywhere now. It's a battle every year. I buy my plants at the local May Markets now and we spray, spray, spray.

I don't have too much trouble with insects, but I hope someone develops a blight-resistant tomato! Does anyone know of a good one that's out there now?

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Close relative of the cultivated tomato is resistant to many insects [View all] sl8 Apr 2018 OP

Most vegetables Americans eat are delicate snowflakes Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #1

never had any luck with Bonnie plants. Chipper Chat Apr 2018 #3

Me neither Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #4

Thanks for that explanation! femmocrat Apr 2018 #5

Phytophthora infestans, is a fungal like Oomycete, not a virus. NutmegYankee Apr 2018 #6

Tomatoes are relatives of plants that produce some powerful toxins to keep insects away. Nitram Apr 2018 #2