Late Blight News

Fortunately the fungus that causes late blight is unlikely to survive the winter, especially if the plants were properly destroyed. The disease needs  living tissue to survive, so it can't overwinter on tomato cages or supports. However, infected potatoes (the other plant that gets late blight) can carry the disease though the winter. Be sure to destroy any volunteer potato plants that come up. If possible avoid planting tomatoes and potatoes where you had them last year. and try to keep the vines off the ground.