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Old 04-29-2012, 05:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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A few years old. Not sure if anything has changed since then, I found it very interesting. Saw my first BBTV infected plant last week. What a travesty.

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I'm glad I don't have any of those diseases here. I can grow whatever I want as long as it can take the winter cold and wind. Here's a thread you should check out:

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Yeah, I hope that we are not left with plantains in the future.
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