In article ,
Jane Ransom wrote:
In article , Brian
writes
Couch grass ['twitch'] should not be composted. Leave it to dry and then
burn it. Docks similarly, though many seem to believe that it can grow from
its ashes!! Very few things need burning but these and Bindweed are
exceptions.

We usually compost small amounts of couch grass and also dock roots with
no problem. I think that we have so many grass clippings that the heat
generated destroys these things effectively.

Have never had the courage to try bindweed and celandines, though

My heap is cool, and they rarely survive. It isn't just the heat,
but the fact that a compostING heap is not a good environment for
vascular plants, in many ways. A compostED heap, on the other hand,
is exactly what they like.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.