They say its the same strain that killed the entire potato crop in Ireland in the 1800's. I heard an expert from Cornel Univerisiy agricultural school on radio who said that once it hits a plant, it can kill it within three days. Part of the problem may be that we have had a cold and rainy late Spring and a cold July. I cannot remember in my lifetime cool weather like we are having this July. It feels more like May than July
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