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RFI: What should and shouldn't I "compost"
First, I put the word compost in quotes because I have never had much
luck with my compost pile. I don't have time to turn, water, etc. the thing, so I don't get the true "composting" going on. I pretty much pile everything in a homemade bin and a year or so later I have some material to use. Actually I haven't really dug in to see what I am ending up with, but I would like to do so soon. So, my question. With the way my compost bin works (or doesn't, as noted above), are there things I should not be composting? I am specifically thinking about many things that I toss in there-- weeds. This includes those nasty broad-leafed weeds that are in everyone's garden, which seed out at a very small size, as well as bermuda grass (including roots/rhizomes), nutgrass (including roots/rhizomes), etc. etc. I spend a lot of time pulling weeds and they end up in my compost bin. Am I potentially going to cause a problem in areas where I might use this material by introducing seeds or rhizomes or whatever for new weeds to form? The last thing I want is to use some of this material in a relatively weed-free area and start some bermuda grass or nutgrass or other weeds growing. Thanks. andyd |
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What should and shouldn't I "compost"
"Andyd" wrote in message
news First, I put the word compost in quotes because I have never had much luck with my compost pile. I don't have time to turn, water, etc. the thing, so I don't get the true "composting" going on. I pretty much pile everything in a homemade bin and a year or so later I have some material to use. Actually I haven't really dug in to see what I am ending up with, but I would like to do so soon. So, my question. With the way my compost bin works (or doesn't, as noted above), are there things I should not be composting? I am specifically thinking about many things that I toss in there-- weeds. This includes those nasty broad-leafed weeds that are in everyone's garden, which seed out at a very small size, as well as bermuda grass (including roots/rhizomes), nutgrass (including roots/rhizomes), etc. etc. I spend a lot of time pulling weeds and they end up in my compost bin. Am I potentially going to cause a problem in areas where I might use this material by introducing seeds or rhizomes or whatever for new weeds to form? The last thing I want is to use some of this material in a relatively weed-free area and start some bermuda grass or nutgrass or other weeds growing. A hot compost pile will break down weed seeds. Your pile will eventually break down into compost after a year or so, but it is unlikely that it will get hot enough to decompose seeds. In order to get it hot enough, you need a good mix of brown and green material, and you need to aerate (turn) often. |
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