potato tops

[barney]

I have cut off the foliage of my potatoes. Is it ok to add these to the compost heap? Other allotment owners near me have been burning them.

[rustylady]

If you've had blight they are better burnt. If they were healthy then you can compost them.

[Nicos]

I prefer to burn.
Blight only 'shows' on the plant a couple of weeks after being 'infected' ( well- I'm pretty sure it's something like that)

[Two_Sheds]

I always compost mine, and always have. I've never had blight on my spuds but others around me apparently have (although blight is often misdiagnosed and blamed for everything potato-related; it was probably just natural die-back)