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Post by tess on Sept 28, 2009 7:53:54 GMT -4
Every year I start chestnut trees from seed in my garden. This year my garden was hit bad by the tomato blight. My question is will the blight in any way affect or kill the chestnut nuts that I put there to over winter? The blight is airborne from everything I read. The blight did not effect my seedlings and I plant all over this area and need to keep the cost down so what are your thoughts
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Post by Twowithone on Sept 28, 2009 18:10:31 GMT -4
Id think youd be safe there tess. On the tomato blight down in Fayette they were saying it was the soil that was being used at your local Walmarts, KMarts and so on that the tomato plants were in.
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Post by zodiakgsps on Sept 28, 2009 18:33:10 GMT -4
twowithone, my maters got it bad this year also, I started all mine myself with soil from my garden. First time I ever had it, first year in many I didn;t have enough to can, really knocked them down.
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Post by tess on Sept 28, 2009 22:10:54 GMT -4
I phoned the Penn State extension office and was told that if I want to plant tomatoes in the area this spring I should take clear plastic and cover the garden this spring for 7 sunny days with temps in the mid 70's the high temps under the plastic will kill any leftover spores
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Post by zodiakgsps on Sept 28, 2009 22:15:36 GMT -4
Thanks for that info Tess, I will do that also.
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