It's the end of the season and my zuchinni plants are done. Is it okay to compost these leaves or would that lead to me spreading possible diesiese next season?
Location: Sweden, Linköping.
by Scared_Ad_7617
7 Comments
beaverattacks
No I don’t put any dead brown leaves in compost. Not worth the risk of introducing blight or septoria.
Surowa94
I do exactly that. In temperate climates like ours, zucchini and gourd plants always get spot mildew near the end of the season. Using the compost made from these leaves in my exp has not resulted in quickening of these conditions, as mildew spores are all around us in the air.
Midnight2012
I do. If your pile is halfway decent, the microbiome should reset during decomp.
ElderRaven81
I actually compost ALL my garden scraps/plants etc every year. All garden waste goes in the dead plots in fall. I would do it . But I guess you could possibly transfer something .
Asterlane
I have always composted these; my squashes always get mildewed late in the season. Never a problem. Mildew is not from compost.
Significant-Ad-5073
I buried all the old plants and leaves in my garden when harvest was done.
silversatire
Do you have squash vine borers? This looks like their damage, especially because the rest of your plants are still green. In which case, I would not compost these and also would not plant any cucurbits next year. Otherwise you’re perpetuating their life cycle.
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No I don’t put any dead brown leaves in compost. Not worth the risk of introducing blight or septoria.
I do exactly that. In temperate climates like ours, zucchini and gourd plants always get spot mildew near the end of the season. Using the compost made from these leaves in my exp has not resulted in quickening of these conditions, as mildew spores are all around us in the air.
I do. If your pile is halfway decent, the microbiome should reset during decomp.
I actually compost ALL my garden scraps/plants etc every year. All garden waste goes in the dead plots in fall. I would do it . But I guess you could possibly transfer something .
I have always composted these; my squashes always get mildewed late in the season. Never a problem. Mildew is not from compost.
I buried all the old plants and leaves in my garden when harvest was done.
Do you have squash vine borers? This looks like their damage, especially because the rest of your plants are still green. In which case, I would not compost these and also would not plant any cucurbits next year. Otherwise you’re perpetuating their life cycle.