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Barber reveals that Stone Barns, the farm that is part of his restaurant north of New York City lost half its tomatoes in the span of only three days due to the "pernicious" blight sweeping the northeast. Many organic farmers have been forced to spray using pesticides, losing their organic certifications in the process.
Evidently the spring's wet weather has proved a "four-star hotel" for late blight. Americans looking to save money this year -- seven million more of us investigated home gardening this year -- unknowingly bought starter plants infected with blight from large industrial stores. Ironically, this helped create the problem, as tiny "Trojan horse" vines popped up on windowsills and in cages along the eastern seaboard.
Has late blight made an impact on you yet?
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[Via the New York Times]
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8-11-2009 @9:33PM Brad said... Fascinating article, particularly in identifying how the surge of interest in personal gardens, combined with a massive distribution model, has at least contributed to (if not caused) the current problem.
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8-12-2009 @12:12PM Al said... I have 4 tomato plants which were attacked by the "Giant Horned Tomato Worms" this year. Nineteen worms on four plants which is unheard of in my local. They had eaten about a fourth of the leaves before I noticed them the second day. I just picked them off but if you have a lot of plants, you would have to spray them with insecticide.
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