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Tomato Blight Spreading
The blight hitting tomatoes is actually the same blight responsible for the Irish potato famine in the mid-19 century. (Photo by T. A. Zitter, courtesy of Cornell University)
If you've been waiting all season for that quintessential taste of summer – a juicy, ripe tomato from the garden - you might be disappointed. This year a tomato blight has swept across the Northeast and is moving into Midwestern gardens and farms. Julie Grant reports:
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Producer: Julie Grant
Release Date: August 26, 2009
Running Time: 3:04