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Old 10-05-2010, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Janet Baraclough View Post

Rhubarb leaves are poisonous to people, if you eat them. They are not
poisonous to compost heaps;
I always sling them in (and flower buds) and my compost heaps haven't
died . Far from it,
just in the middle of emptying one, fabulous rich black crumbly stuff..

Janet
A large proportion of what you put on your compost heap is poisonous to people. I'm with Janet on this - rhubarb leaves make lovely compost.