Safe to eat?

grennans · July 21, 2011

Is it safe to eat tomatoes from a diseased plant/plant with a virus?

cottonpicker · July 21, 2011

I BELIEVE THIS WAS DISCUSSED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO HERE ON T'VILLE AND THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT BACTERIA, FUNGI & VIRUSES THAT INFECT TOMATOES ARE NOT HARMFUL TO HUMANS. THAT WAS FROM CAROLYN AND DOES NOT EXTEND TO TOMATOES THAT ARE PARTIALLY ROTTEN.
LARRYd

cornbreadlouie · July 21, 2011

I assume that as long as the tomato looks alright when you cut it open it should be good.

And to be honest I'd rather eat a homegrown tomato from a plant with issues than any fruit or vegetable from the store. Aside from the harsh chemicals used to grow them, who knows what else happened in the field they were grown in....

July 21, 2011	#1
grennans Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 2	Safe to eat? Is it safe to eat tomatoes from a diseased plant/plant with a virus?

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cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	I BELIEVE THIS WAS DISCUSSED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO HERE ON T'VILLE AND THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT BACTERIA, FUNGI & VIRUSES THAT INFECT TOMATOES ARE NOT HARMFUL TO HUMANS. THAT WAS FROM CAROLYN AND DOES NOT EXTEND TO TOMATOES THAT ARE PARTIALLY ROTTEN. LARRYd __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo

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cornbreadlouie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SF bay area... north bay Posts: 242	I assume that as long as the tomato looks alright when you cut it open it should be good. And to be honest I'd rather eat a homegrown tomato from a plant with issues than any fruit or vegetable from the store. Aside from the harsh chemicals used to grow them, who knows what else happened in the field they were grown in.... __________________ Do You Like Worms?