thanks all. I've settled on Clorox wipes and/or isopropyl alcohol in a jar for pruning blades. I might seem overly concerned about blight but have had a bad issues with it in the past.
Even with our wet/warm/humid conditions, so far no blight. I haven't gardened in maybe 3 years, and this year sprayed early & regularly with chlorythalonil, (hate to spray but I know how bad it gets). Also pruning for ventilation. I even planted my row in different direction to catch the wind for each plant, since it usually blows from one direction, thinking the leaves drying more quickly might help.
So perhaps the blight had a chance to die out of the soil after 3 years, or the preventative measures worked. . .
I'm preparing myself to see some blight at some point, just being realistic, but so far so good. It's nice to get this far into the season without it anyway.
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