How Do You Prevent Blight in the Garden

Once blight is positively identified, act quickly to prevent it from spreading. Remove all affected leaves and burn them or place them in the garbage. Mulch around the base of the plant with straw, wood chips or other natural mulch to prevent fungal spores in the soil from splashing on the plant.

How do you treat blight in soil?

Blight is a general term for several kinds of fungal diseases. Each one affects only certain plant species. The treatments include planting disease-resistant varieties, removing diseased leaves, inoculating the soil with beneficial fungi that attack the disease-causing fungi and spraying fungicides.

Can you reuse soil after blight?

Q Can I reuse compost and growing bags that plants with tomato blight were grown in? A Yes, you can. As with any compost that you’re planning to reuse, remove any many of the old roots as possible and carefully search for the c-shaped grubs of vine weevil.