Late Blight -- Irish Potato Famine Fungus -- Attacks U.S. Northeast Gardens And Farms Hard

Jul 06, 2009 1 Replies
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ScienceDaily (July 5, 2009) ? Home gardeners beware: This year, late blight -- a destructive infectious disease that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s -- is killing tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial farms in the eastern United States. In addition, basil downy mildew is affecting plants in the Northeast.



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in many agricultural settings volunteer potatoes are considered a high risk for blight and other diseases.

Gardeners need to be cautious about nurturing volunteer potatoes.

Ray ______________________________________________ Sometimes an old thing is not a good thing...

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