Re: Late Blight Outbreak

**"* B* <l*@msn.com>**

Hi, Daryl,

On June 29, UMass sent a detailed message to its very wide distribution list with an attachment about the pathogen Phytophthora infestans. Unfortunately, it's a word document without a link.  So rather than send the entire email to this list, I will offer to forward the message to anyone on this list who is interested in getting it off list.  I know that's a lot of work for me, but I think it's a pretty important kernel of info for those who share an interest in this type of thing.

So if anyone wants it, please contact me at ladygardener@msn.com<l*@msn.com> via your own email address and I will forward the UMass email.

Happy 4th and let's hope none of us get this in our gardens!

Lorraine 

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Daryl<d*@comcast.net> 
  To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum<g*@lists.ibiblio.org> 
  Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:41 AM
  Subject: [GWL] Late Blight Outbreak

  According to an article in AP, late blight has hit, and hit hard. Tomato
  plants  have been pulled from the shelves of big box stores in New England
  and New York. Late Blight has been characterized as the Bubonic Plague of
  the plant world.
  When it hit Georgia a decade ago, it wiped out many farmers
  in a matter of days. I was working for Extension then, and when we left for
  the 4th of July holiday, gardens were thriving. It started raining that
  weekend, and when we came back to work, the phones were ringing off the
  hook. Farmers were crying, saying that it looked like somebody had sprayed 
  used hot motor oil all over their fields.

  I've gathered some references if you'd like to help spread the word.
  http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ws-gardening&tid=197037<http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ws-gardening&tid=197037>

  Daryl

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