{"id":960,"date":"2010-08-10T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2010-08-10T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itfarmer.wordpress.com\/?p=960"},"modified":"2010-08-10T15:22:21","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T19:22:21","slug":"late-blight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/itfarmersblog.com\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"Late Blight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_961\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itfarmersblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/lateblight.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-961\" class=\"size-full wp-image-961\" title=\"Late Blight\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itfarmersblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/lateblight.png\" alt=\"Late Blight\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Late Blight<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So there it is, Late Blight, day four, and the tomato plants are showing the devastating destruction it always leaves behind. I like to keep things positive, and you should know I have way too many tomatoes in my bedroom and hallway, so I&#8217;m very happy with the harvest. I wanted to show what this affliction will do to a tomato\/potato plant. Had we left the tomatoes on the vine to ripen they would all be mush by now.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_962\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itfarmersblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/husktomatillos.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962\" class=\"size-full wp-image-962\" title=\"Mexican Husk Tomatillos\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itfarmersblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/husktomatillos.png\" alt=\"Mexican Husk Tomatillos\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mexican Husk Tomatillos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Frank Sinatra once sang &#8220;every cloud must have a silver lining&#8221;, and I&#8217;ve found the silver in this situation. At one end of the tomato patch, there is a small green island untouched and unaffected by the evil blight spores. This is the home to my Mexican Husk Tomatillo&#8217;s, which technically are not tomatoes, but they sure do look similar. The veggies that decend from the leaves of this plant have a husk similar to the one on corn cobs, and the center edible portion is usually green in color, with some variation depending on the variety grown.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_963\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itfarmersblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/closehusk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\"size-full wp-image-963\" title=\"Husk on a Tomatillo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itfarmersblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/import\/closehusk.png\" alt=\"Husk on a Tomatillo\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Husk on a Tomatillo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here we see the husk in more detail. When it dries, and begins to crack open, the tomatillos are ripe, and can be eaten. I personally do not like the taste, but their blight resistance is very attractive, and several members of my family absolutely love them. They will always have a place in the tomato patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So there it is, Late Blight, day four, and the tomato plants are showing the devastating destruction it always leaves behind. 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