To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Black Raspberries
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:06:58 -0500
On Feb 2, 2011, at 9:50 AM, Jim Fruth wrote:
My black raspberries are planted close to the red raspberries and
every time this subject is brought up I, again, wonder why anyone
would offer such a warning. I have zero problems.
You must not have the virus in your area; and must have planted from
virus free plants.
Even "virus resistant" plants on my place all go down from virus
transmitted from wild black raspberries, which are themselves
unaffected. Anything I plant here does fine for two or three years,
then comes down with the virus.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale