"David (Normandy)" wrote in message
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Are there any dangers having a compost bin right next to growing
vegetables?
Some of my potatoes seem to have blight - the foliage is going black /
brown and dying off. Initially I put this down to the wet weather but I've
just noticed the potatoes affected are near the compost bin. In fact the
compost bin seems to be the epicentre of the problem. Can the bacteria and
fungal spores in the compost bin infect nearby veg? The bin regularly has
lots of grass clippings in it and gets extremely hot and steamy.

Have you at any time put potato tops on the compost after digging them out?

If the tops become rotten they will sometimes affect other potato plants.

I now put all tops in the dustbin.