Pinot Grigio wrote:

What do you do with what I call dirty weeds. You know the type that if they
go on the compost heap, they just wait to multiply and spread elsewhere when
the compost goes back on the garden.
I have usually put a small bag of such weeds in with the weekly rubbish
collection but probably won't be able to do that soon with a change in
rubbish collections. I also read that buried weeds don't break down when
buried in landfill sites.

I lay odds they do, unless the site is anaerobic in which case they'll
still be dead but preserved for future generations to ponder.


I believe there are compost bins that turn out a liquid fertilizer. Would
one of these work for problem weeds?

Don't know. If possible I leave bindweed roots on the patio/path until
the sun bakes them dry (usually by the end of the day; I don't do
serious weeding in the rain) and then compost them as usual.

If I can't do that, or it's something with seeds, then the weeds are
stored in a lidded bin/in the garage until I remember I'll be passing
the tip, at which point I add them to the 'green waste' compacter. In
this county green waste is either roughly composted, then spread on
fields farmed using glyphosate (they don't have to worry about problem
weeds) or processed using anaerobic digestion.

regards
sarah


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