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Post by Songbird on Jul 23, 2005 12:38:24 GMT -6
Since my beans have been diagnosed with a virus and are dying before my very eyes, I have a question.
Would it be a mistake to put the dead plants in my compost? Would the virus infect everything?
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Post by jeanette on Jul 23, 2005 14:25:09 GMT -6
i wouldn;t chance it... i'm sorry about your beans...
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Post by Songbird on Jul 23, 2005 15:36:24 GMT -6
Thanks jeanette.  |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jul 23, 2005 17:55:36 GMT -6
No, it's best NEVER to add any diseased plant material to your compost. Some times your compost just doesn't heat up enough to destroy all the bad stuff. I had a bout with Septoria virus on my tomato crop a few years ago, took the infected vines, piled em' turned em' burned em' in an area that was Not garden space...till the next summer when i decided to till that area up, and plant...tomatoes  geez what a moron ...Disaster...two years in a row...You'd a thunk the fire woulda destroyed any disease in the vines........  |
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Post by Songbird on Jul 25, 2005 8:14:36 GMT -6
OMG!!  Now I'm wondering if that's what my problem was last year!!!  Is my soil infected now??? How in the world do I get rid of it for future plantings?? |
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Post by Sheri on Jul 30, 2005 16:43:45 GMT -6
Songbird. how did you get your beans diagnosed?
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jul 31, 2005 5:32:02 GMT -6
she posted pics Sheri, the beans had definate signs of Yellow Mosiac virus  check out the thread: tinyurl.com/aw7op |
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Post by Sheri on Aug 1, 2005 17:50:11 GMT -6
Thank you.
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