On Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 3:38:35 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> wrote:
> >
> > "Julie Bove" wrote:
> > >Lemons were super cheap when I lived in NY. Not sure why. I could get a
> > >giant bag, about the size of a bed pillow for around $3.
> >
> > That was how many years ago... all citrus used to be a lot less
> > expensive even five years ago... in the last few years lemon trees
> > have been suffering a disease so the supply is lower, therefore prices
> > are higher. Plant disease is the primary reason for high priced
> > produce of all kinds. Plant diseases are more insidious than human
> > diseases... you can't ask a lemon tree where does it hurt... by the
> > time plant diseases are noticeable they're already of epic dimension,
> > and very often there is no cure. Just like animals go extinct so do
> > plants.
>
> Case in point. Google the American Chestnut tree. Check out the
> pics of how large they grew. A virus brought to this country in
> the NY zoo killed them all off. very sad.
>
>
> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic....ting-a-forest/

GMO? Sounds like a commie plot.