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Re: Compost mildewed plants or not?

Edward Spiegel wrote:
>
> I have some melons and squashes and sunflowers with powdery mildew and
> some tomatoes with late blight. I am wondering if it would be a bad idea
> (I assumed it is) to put these leaves in my compost pile. I have been
> afraid that if I composted them these diseases which show up next year
> more readily.
>
        Depends on how hot your compost is... if you are doing slow  (3-12
months) composting I doubt that the mildew will die, but that doesn't
necessarily mean that it will cause -more- mildew than normal. I say
this because I didn't do this last year (New House, new Garden) but
still got a full dose of mildew on my squashes. I suspect that there is
enought spores in the air that a little more in the compost won't
matter.
--
        Bill DeWitt
        East Central Florida
        Ask me why Worker's Compensation Laws need to be changed.

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