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Gardening

NutmegYankee

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6. Phytophthora infestans, is a fungal like Oomycete, not a virus.

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 11:38 AM

Apr 2018

Also, it's native home is Mexico and it had already spread across the United States in the early 1800s, spreading to Europe to cause it's most infamous disasters in shipments of seed potatoes.

It's been here for a while.

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Close relative of the cultivated tomato is resistant to many insects [View all] sl8 Apr 2018 OP

Most vegetables Americans eat are delicate snowflakes Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #1

never had any luck with Bonnie plants. Chipper Chat Apr 2018 #3

Me neither Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #4

Thanks for that explanation! femmocrat Apr 2018 #5

Phytophthora infestans, is a fungal like Oomycete, not a virus. NutmegYankee Apr 2018 #6

Tomatoes are relatives of plants that produce some powerful toxins to keep insects away. Nitram Apr 2018 #2