GUEST- No reports of Late Potato Blight in Aroostook County so far as I know; nor is there any reason to panic. This is a manageable, temporary situation. Thank you for your concern.

When the LP Blight hit Ireland, potatoes were the primary crop for food. The situation is much less dire today, with many different crops available for food. Management is basically hygiene through removal of infected plants and would certainly cause severe economic hardship here in Maine and in other major potato (and tomato) growing communities, but nothing like the famine that resulted in Ireland.

I don't expect anyone to die as a consequence. We are fortunate to have the modern communication tools that permit us to inform one another BEFORE the problem becomes widespread.

maeve