There is a rampant outbreak of tomato blight throughout the northeast and mid-atlantic this summer. The tomato blight is a strain of fungus that caused the great potato famine of Ireland in the late 1800's. The strains are different, but the illness can jump from one species to the other. The hot weather and sun help slow down or sometimes stop the fungus from spreading, but unfortunately for most of the farmers and gardeners in this region, the weather isn't forecast to cooperate.
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