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Re: Potatoes

Anne Bernard wrote:
> 
> Yikes! Is this really true? I've been composting all my vegetables for
> years. Should I stop?
> 
> Some people recommend not even composting potato
> skins or onion peelings because of the disease you can get in your
> garden-some of which you can't get rid of in your lifetime.
I know
About 30 % of my garden is infected with virus and nematodes. To change
the soil down to 3-4 feet is the simplest way to get a healthy ground
back..... 
Most of the viruses and fungus are very hardy, and if you must compost
you should put the compost on a clayey bottom, or concret. It is
recommendable to turn over the compost 2-3 times a year and do not use
it in the garden until 3-4 year have pasted. If it is possible the
compost should be isolated, so the temperature can increase maximal. And
of course, a dry compost is a lost compost.
Good luck
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