Brown rugose virus

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OhioGardener
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Brown rugose virus

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Post: # 11602Unread post OhioGardener
Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:42 pm

I thought I'd share an article that I found on this topic. Has anyone taken any precautions? I'm no longer adding any store-bought tomatoes to my compost and scrubbing my hands before handling my seeds or seed trays if I've previously handled store-bought tomatoes.

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Re: Brown rugose virus

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Post: # 12143Unread post nagi999
Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:34 pm

Sometimes I save seeds from store bought but I am not going to do that anymore. I will be watchful of country of origin on seed purchases where need be. I feed my chickens and pigs leftover store bought tomatoes...but now I am wondering if that is a bad idea....if I can grow my own tomatoes year round, then I will stop buying commercial tomatoes completely. I am hoping micro dwarves can fill the bill.
I read that you can make a mild disinfectant from lysol, bleach and milk if need be. Also read that disinfecting seeds before planting may be helpful.

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Re: Brown rugose virus

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Post: # 12184Unread post Growing Coastal
Fri Feb 28, 2020 11:35 am

That's a good article. Thanks for posting. Ugly!

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Re: Brown rugose virus

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Post: # 12189Unread post AZGardener
Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:04 pm

I've not heard of it before, looks like a nasty one. Thank you for the link to the article.
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