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Old 16-12-2015, 04:15 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:22:13 -0000, Janet wrote:

In article ,
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On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:21:21 -0000, "Phil L"
wrote:

They don't like onions or citrus fruits.

One thing I don't understand is that lemon peel rots away in compost
heaps within a month or two but orange peel doesn't. I suppose it's
the same thing that makes them taste different.

???? Mine do. We eat a lot of citrus fruit but by the time a bin is
full, none of the peels survive. Or eggshells.


I didn't mean they don't rot at all. I was pointing out that lemon
rots in a month while orange doesn't because it takes much longer than
a month.

The longest survivors in my bins are avocado stones, followed by
avocado skins.


There are avocado stones in my compost but I've never noticed how long
they have survived.

Have you ever tried eating the skin?

No, but now you've suggested it, I shall have to :-O

Janet




When I was about 12 I was at a
posh dinner. The salad included chopped up avocado. I didn't know I
was supposed to cut or bite the soft part off the skin. I just chewed
it until it went down the hatch!

A quick Google finds many different sorts of avocado. They don't all
have tough skins.

Steve


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