"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Chris Meech" writes:
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| Am slightly worried that my shredding is getting out of hand! Husband
is
| complaining cos he doesn't get a go!
| The products of the shredding are my question - I've got a compost bin
| (council) arriving tomorrow a metre tall apparently. Can I use all my
| shredded stuff? Mainly ivy and mangy shrubs, I know I can't put weeds
in it.
| Should I be shredding dried and green separately do you think?

Well, I compost all that, together and unshredded. And why can't you put
weeds in it? I do.

Avoid weeds with mature seeds, but even the roots of ground elder and
couch rarely survive composting.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Totally agree with that but in my case I have found some seeds do not
compost regardless of what I do. Physalis (the blue one) seems to be
impervious to any type of composting. Perhaps it's a case of statistics
where a small percentage of uncomposted seeds
results in vast amounts of seedlings from the thousands of seeds introduced.
My method for nasty weeds and tree roots etc. is to use a separate heap
which rapidly changes to a wormery and might be ready in a few years.