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Newyorkrita

Apr 4, 2016 11:28 AM CST

Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B

skunkywintergreen said:Is there one vegetable you don't compost? The one vegetable I don't put in my pile is avocado. The rinds take forever to break down and the pits sprout. Is there anything you don't compost as a rule?

I never compost my tomato plants. Tomatoes are prone to so many fungal diseases that it is safest just to bag the plants and put out in the trash. Or one could burn them if your out in the country and burning is legal.

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