Re: Late Blight Outbreak

**K* M* <k*@iol.ie>**

On 6 Jul 2009, at 21:24, Hamptongar@aol.com wrote:

> The latest information that I got this morning from a Cornell   
> pathologist
> was a confirmation that Late Blight was indeed found at a Home  
> Depot  in
> Riverhead, NY and that it is suspected or confirmed on a potato farm  
> In  Wading
> River, NY..both of which are on Long Island in Suffolk County.  We   
> will be
> running a side bar this week to alert home gardeners to the   
> problem.  The
> news department may also be running a story as there are  still lots  
> of
> potato farmers on Long Island and so many farmers are growing   
> tomatoes for farm
> stands and direct sales later in the summer.
>

Not in the least surprising to me, as I've been following friends'  
weather reports from that area and thinking how much more like our  
Irish weather it has been than usual, with temperatures and humidity  
in the critical zone. Can I suggest that those in the area not only  
tell their readers how to spot the symptoms but also how to make  
Bordeaux mixture

kathryn
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