Tomato Blight

I planted my first tomato plants this year. At the end of the season, I blended all the green tomatoes infected with what I understand is tomato blight and dumped the liquid mess into my hot compost bin. Do I have to burn my compost heap now?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 10/24/2016 @ 11:55 pm

Diseased plants should be disposed of and not be placed in your compost.
These articles have more information for you.

http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/pests/plant_pests/veg_fruit/hgic2217.html ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/ingredients/composting-tomato-plants.htm ^[2]

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