Bad news for those of you still growing tomatoes: the late blight
that has been wreaking havoc in the mountains has made its way to the Piedmont.
I diagnosed my first case this morning. You can find all the details on
Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms website at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/cropproblems.html

If you hope to keep harvesting tomatoes, it’s a good idea to
start scouting your fields every couple of days to inspect for this disease.
See photos and get control recommendations on the GSF website. The next few
days are supposed to be cool and wet which are optimal conditions for the
spread of this disease.