Tobacco
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- Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 02:03:05 -0800
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Yes, I had read that you should even wash your hands if your a smoker
(thankgoodness, 14 years clean of 3 pack a day habit) as it can cause
this tobacco mosaic virus on tomatoes. Would that also include
keeping any Nicotiana (alata) flowers out of the veggie garden area
???
Sincerely,
~Carleen~
Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
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> From: Jalust@aol.com
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Cc: Jalust@aol.com
> Subject: Re: trellis
> Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 9:45 PM
>
> Hi,
>
> Don't use anything with tobacco in it on peppers. It can harbor a
virus that
> attacks them. I'm really rusty on what other plants, if any, might
be
> included in the list. I think the virus is the tobacco mosaic
virus. Some
> people don't smoke in the garden because of that. But this is from
a really
> rusty memory. I know the detergent and water is a good idea.
Nicotine is a
> potent insecticide, but tobacco shouldn't be applied directly.
Hope these
> fragments help a little.
>
> Judy
> Jalust@aol.com
