Late blight threatens Vt. plants

Posted on August 18, 2011 |

• Vermont
• agriculture
• late blight
• tomatoes

By Andrea Suozzo

VERMONT — Gardeners beware: Late blight, which last swept tomato and potato plants in the state in 2009, has been confirmed in Vermont this year.

The University of Vermont Extension on Aug. 3 announced a case of the late blight on tomato plants in a home garden in Jericho.

Vern Grubinger of the UVM Extension said he’s spoken with a couple more people in that area who are sending their plants in for testing, but that there have been no other confirmed cases in the state.

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