We have two kinds here, early and late. Early is unsightly but harmless. In late blight, the entire plant turns brown pretty much all at once. It stops producing, and the blight stays in the ground or in the foliage for next year. I don't put any of my tomato foliage in compost, but bag it all up and get it out of my yard immediately, whether it has blight or not.
We have two kinds here, early and late. Early is unsightly but harmless. In late blight, the entire plant turns brown pretty much all at once. It stops producing, and the blight stays in the ground or in the foliage for next year. I don't put any of my tomato foliage in compost, but bag it all up and get it out of my yard immediately, whether it has blight or not.
I have heard others say this about tomato plants. I have always put them in it.
Ours get a fungus when we get a lot of rain but I do not know what kind, now I am wondering if it is blight they are getting.
To be safe, no more mater plants in the compost. Thank you for the info.