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Category: A little of this and a little of that. | Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:52 am

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I just learned that what makes that neat pattern on our watermelons is a virus and not really a bug. It is carried by aphids from one plant to another. But It is called; Papaya ringspot virus. Oh well, we will be looking forward to see what neat designs we get next year. I think they are really interesting to see.


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eileen wrote on Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:12 am:

So no Picaso bug in your garden after all and therefore no millions finding their way into your bank account. Ho Hum.
Well, never mind Toots, at least you have a name for what's been making the patterns now. I take it that the virus doesn't do any other damage apart from 'drawing' on your watermelon skins?

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Tooty2shoes wrote on Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:24 pm:

Yup that right. But maybe we could still find a way to market those neat patterns. HuuuuuM. Think, Think, Think.

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