Re: [CH] TMV Spread?

Dave Sacerdote (davesas@tiac.net)
Mon, 9 Nov 1998 00:01:48 GMT

>My wife says that dumping the butts into the compost heap is unlikely to
>promote the spread of TMV.
>
>Any thoughts?

Yeah, I think she's wrong.  Everything I've read about TMV says, no tobacco
in the compost heap, no using tobacco ashes as fertilizer, no flicking
butts into the garden, don't even handle yer tomato plants without washing
your hands after having a smoke.
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