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Re: [SG] Dried Blood and Blood Meal to Retard Squirrels

In a message dated 98-03-29 01:05:31 EST, mikecook@PIPELINE.COM writes:

<< Are they talking about the nicotine you use for fumigating greenhouses?

 >Is the so-called
 >"tobacco virus" which infects hostas carried by tobacco plants?
 >
 Is that tobacco mosaic virus?  What are the symptoms in an infected hosta?
 I have heard that a smoker can spread TMV to susceptible plants if they
 don't wash their hands before handling plants - I don't know if that's
 true, or just another way of haranging smokers.  But I was a smoker when I
 planted many of my hostas, and want to know if I could have spread TMV to
 them.
  >>
Hi Shelia!

I have no idea what tobacco dust is. I'll check back and see if I can find
out.

As to second question---I have heard the same thing---but I doubt it. There is
much more research that needs to be done on the various viruses that infect
hostas. I was a smoker too when I planted many hostas and I do not see any
evidence of the virus.
Maybe it is just a lot of smoke?
The symptom is a reddish mosaic pattern on gold hostas.

Clyde Crockett z5 ccredux@aol.com Indianapolis IN
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