offtopic: poisonous weeds
Carol Jensen (Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:54:44 PDT)

At 00:21 15-08-2005, Alberto Castillo wrote:

Dear all:
Phytolacca americana is not grown in most of Botanic gardens
because years ago it was discovered that is capable of carrying most viruses
that affect garden plants WITHOUT SHOWING SYMPTOMS.
All the best
Alberto

Thanks for the warning, Alberto. My huge pokeweed sits between two compost heaps, about as far from the fruit and berries and vegetables as it can get in my backyard. So far, no viruses (noticed.)

Carol