Oh, shoot. I sure hope thats' not true. I've been told that I can deter pests by planting tobacco around my garden area and was planning to try it this spring.

Jan

donnabaskets yes it is true

I was tempted to grow flowering tobacco one year until I heard about the link. Plenty of other flowers to grow.

Oh, well. The best laid plans....etc., etc.

Thanks, folks. I figured you would know.

Two things come into play here. Few of us have ever experienced TMV to my knowledge. I've seen Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, a few bacterial diseases and a host of fungal diseases but never TMV. Secondly if you are concerned,I know many seed varieties are available with resistance to TMV. But although fewer people smoke nowdays I believe the TMV concern from having smokers handle plants was dismissed as insignificant a few years ago. If I were you I wouldn't lose sleep over this disease.

Ditto bmoser, I smoke and I also plant tobacco near my Toms. I have never had TMV on my plants.