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Old May 22, 2018   #3250
ginger2778
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Originally Posted by Zone9b View Post
This year Early Blight returned to my tomatoes with a vengeance. At this point there is hardly a green leaf in sight. Bush Early Girl faired a bit better than others. We still got quite a few tomatoes, probably because most varieties were on the early side. A few more still to ripen but the season should be over by the end of the month.
Will seeds saved from these tomatoes carry the virus forward or push them to greater resistance of the virus?
Early blight isn't a virus, it's an airborne fungus, easily killed by fermenting the seeds doesn't get inside the seed coat.
Viruses definitely can get inside the seed germ, but not to worry about EB.
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