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Is there any problem in putting potato branches in the composter ?

I really hope not cos Ive been putting all of mine into the composter as I harvest the spuds!!!!
Im a newbie to growing veg so may be making a terrible mistake?

Personally, I don't. Always feared blight would over winter in the compost, no idea if it would or not, however.

Stick them in.  Blight only survives on living matter.  The composting process kills it. 

I normally snip off the root that might have minute spuds on them and bag them up, the rest go in my two year pallet compost bin.  ;D ;D ;D

Hi Im probably being really thick here  ::) but why do you take off the root & tiny spuds Cornykev?
Thanks

I'm curious to know that too! I compost all potato foliage and never had any problems.

The tiny potatoes have a habit of growing in the compost.  I have a Maris Bard sticking out of the door of one of my compost bins at the moment - needless to say, I don't remove all of mine.

Poke it firmly back inside the door and shut it in. They soon expire.

Now thats good news

cheers

Can I put borage plants that are in flower but not seeded in the compost bin.
Janet.

Yes. I don't know whether the seeds will mature inside or not, but either way, if you have the stuff, you've probably got it for evermore. I just pull it out anywhere it's inconvenient, and let it flourish where it's out of the way.

Once again,compost every thing that is not diseased.

I do not compost blight affected potato haulms or anything that looks diseased, otherwise it all goes in as described on my site.

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_compost.html

As Red says they start growing again, I put them in a bag and when they go all slushy in the bag I tip them into the compost bin.  ;D ;D ;D