[AT] Tomatoes

[charlie hill]

Our local Ag extension agent explained about tomato blight.  He said it was 
caused by a fungus or some sort of spores (I don't remember the exact 
details) but the bottom line is if your plants are outside, either planted 
or just sitting on your porch waiting to be transplanted, during the couple 
of days that the spores fall your tomatoes will get it.  If you miss those 
days you are in the clear.  I had very little problem with it this year but 
most folks around here did.  I guess I got lucky.

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From: "Bob McNitt" <nysports at frontiernet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4:01 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Tomatoes

>  Bruce, much of NYS got nailed with tomato blight this year, which made
> two years in a row. Even tho I moved all my plants to new ground, they
> still got hit. We ate lots of fried green tomatoes this year.
> Bob in CNY
>
> On 9/15/2010 2:55 PM, Bruce Moden wrote:
>> I guess the tomato crop is late, blighted, or failing in  many areas. 
>> The organic farmers in WNY seem to have been affected by the blight, most 
>> garden types around me had a few early&  then none are ripening.  Several 
>> years ago I planted 3,500 tomato plants&  we had a late, wet season, so 
>> days before frost warnings we went out&  picked larger green tomatoes, 
>> wrapped them in news paper individually, spaced them on shelves in a cool 
>> shed.  They did ripen with a minimum of rot (if they are clear when 
>> picked).  It was a bit labor intensive, but kept us in the market for 
>> weeks after we thought we were done.
>> Pharmr Bruce
>>
>>
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