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Mel wrote:
"Karin" wrote in message
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Is it OK to put Mares Tail on a compost heap? I thought that it would
be OK because the heap would get hot enough to kill the seeds, but my

Those things will survive a nuclear blast!

Perhaps, but it won't regrow from its stems, and it should be fairly
easy to kill even if the spores (not seeds) germinate. The resistant
parts are its deep roots. I would compost it, just as I do for bindweed.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.