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from David in Normandy contains these words:

If it is some
sort of disease perhaps I shouldn't compost the peelings?

Ever since my mother taught me the basics of gardening xx years ago,
I've never composted potatoe peeling. I think I was told that they would
grow either in the compost or not rot and grow when the compost was
spread on the garden.

Mind you this was all before fancy compost bins, worms, compost
maker/accelerator and the desire to produce compost quickly.

I've often wondered if this advice is sound, what do people think? I
still use a two year copmposting cycle.

Roger T