Re: Acid Rain or Mt. Aetna Fallout?

We are in Spili, Rethimno, in a mountainous area.  But I have observed the
problem with the walnut trees in the southern Chania region (we took the road to
Paliachora.)

There were three rainy days in early August, subsequent to the "scirocco"
mentioned by Charles Butler.  But  by now I am considering the acid rain theory
a rumor misconstrued by the locals.  Most probably, there was a "dirty rain" and
some blight or fungus attacked the trees, but there may have been no connection
between the two.

Meanwhile, my tomatoes have started to produce....are sweet, rather pulpy, and
unfortunately, susceptible to virus (I have lost my container grown plants but
the garden ones are fine.)  If you want to experiment with seed, let me know.

Karen Vavourakis, now back in Athens

Janet Blenkinship wrote:

> Karen
>
> Where abouts on Crete? As you probably know we live in the Hania region, and
> we have had nothing like that at all. Certainly no rain. Also no damage on
> walnut trees or leaves.  Whatever it was must have been very local. We do
> get a lot of 'igrasia' but have had no damage of which you speak.
> Strange!!!!!
>
> regards
>
> Janet B
>
> Janet Blenkinship
> Crete, Greece
>
> What is this life if, full of care,
> we have no time to stand and stare.
> William henry Davies
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vavourakis <akvav@hol.gr>
> Cc: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 3:05 PM
> Subject: Acid Rain or Mt. Aetna Fallout?
>
> > In August when I returned to Crete, the lady who tends my garden was busy
> hosing
> > down all the foliage.  She said there had been "acid rain" earlier that
> had
> > caused a lot of leaf damage (very noticeably in all the walnut trees on
> the
> > island, and some vegetables.)  Someone mentioned the possibility of the
> Mt.
> > Aetna eruption as having had an effect.  Rain in August is unheard of, but
> the
> > eruption might account for some condensation, I suppose.  Does anyone have
> any
> > information?  Will the walnut trees survive?
> >
> >
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