Saturday I worked my tail off. I spent hours pulling bermuda grass seedlings, digging in the earth and hunting down the roots. I was diligent and hopefully it will pay off. When we stripped this small plot - you know, the useless one between the sidewalk and the street - the earth was dead underneath. Years of weed fabric and lava rocks with no rain has rendered it useless and there was no easy way to get a tool into the dirt. Fast forward 2 months, 8 bags of cow manure and 8 bags of shredded redwood later and we have worms! Yes, worms and soil so soft that it's like walking in a bag of flour. Ah!
Once that was complete, I used my new/used pitchfork (thanks Daryl!) to load the old tomato plants that I pulled the weekend before onto the spare tarp. The skies were threatening rain and there's no room in front of the truck in the street, so I moved the tarp to the side of the house, made sure it was all covered and left it for now. I've always heard it's not good to compost tomato plants or they may carry diseases in your compost, so I throw those out.
My workday moved to the inside of the house, cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry. Without homework to do, I cannot sit still and I going all day long til my body gives out. I need an alternative use of this energy, like building my own house somewhere. hmmm...
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My family and I have been composting tomato plants for at least 36 years without a problem.
As long as you either A) compost for a lengthy time (I alternate between two bins so compost sits for at least a year, often 18 months) or B) don't plant potatoes and tomatoes in each other's bed the next year you should be fine.
I have huge tomatoes plants, and 6-9 plants each year. If I didn't compost them, I'd lose a significant portion of my compost!
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