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Hi, my tomatoes look like they have been napalmed! Does anyone have any advice on what to do next. I have bagged up the dead vines to go into the council green waste, this leaves me with three grow bags. Can this compost be recycled or would I be better advised to dispose of the grow bag compost?

I would use the compost for top-dressing beds or borders. Don't use where you intend to grow tomatoes or potatoes next year, though. I put my used compost on the flower border at home. The soil is very light so any extra compost is useful.

If you're going to reuse the compost even as a top dressing then make sure you're not putting it near any plants of the same family as potatoes and tomatoes - somebody with more knowledge and a better memory than me will be able to advise what plants this affects. On a slightly different note, is it OK to put blight ravaged plants in the council green waste bag?

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