Compendium Of Raspberry — And Blackberry Diseases...

The fog over the Skagit Valley didn’t just smell like damp earth this morning; it smelled like fermentation and failure.

He traced a finger over the entry for . The symptoms listed were clinical: reddish-brown discoloration of the inner bark, rapid wilting, death. On the screen of his microscope, the reality was more like a slow-motion massacre. The mycelium moved through the vascular tissue like a ghost through hallways, locking doors as it went. "It’s in the soil, isn't it?" Compendium of Raspberry and Blackberry Diseases...

Arthur looked up. His head grower, Elena, stood in the doorway, her boots caked in the heavy, clay-rich mud that was supposed to be their gold mine. The fog over the Skagit Valley didn’t just