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Old August 26, 2010   #6
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Originally Posted by carolyn137
That the person had to check a tomato pathology book bothers me a bit. And the fact that the person you spoke to is with a seed company. Surely you must have the equivalent of what we call our Cooperative Extensions here. Yes?
Carolyn, unfortunately in the UK we do not have the equivalent of the Cooperative Extensions. At least not in terms of price. The Food and Environment Research Agency (fera) is probably the nearest equivalent, but the minimum charge for analysis is £65 (approx $100) which puts it out of reach of the average home gardener. See link: fera Plant Clinic Pest & Disease Identification Charges 2010-2011 (.pdf) . I can't comment for Gill, but if my tomato plants died of disease it would not be worth paying for the analysis. Of course if I was a commercial farmer I would pay up super-quick fast to try and protect my crop.
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