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Aspirin for Tomato Disease Prevention: Citizen Science Experiment

Salicylic acid (aspirin breakdown product) can prime plant defenses. Gardeners spray 250 mg aspirin/gallon water with mixed results. One tomato trial yielded more but smaller fruit. Try it with a control group and report findings.

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