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Tomato Blight
Margaret Whyte
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I came home from holiday to find my tomato plants rotted and covered in fungus. My brother in law, who was watering them, said it had happened overnight. Suspecting blight I cleared out the lot. Will cleaning my greenhouse get rid of spores?
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Blight spores are carried in the air, so there's always a chance of getting it, even in a brand new GH. Cleaning your GH is always a good idea at the end of the year though and can only help. If you have soil borders in there, then I would skim-off and replace the top 2-3 inches which should stop any spores laying on the soil surface from being splashed onto the plants next year.
Or, depending on the depth of the soil, turn over the topsoil and bury the spores. They can't do any harm underground.