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Recycle compost - Whats the best method
I hate throwing things away, and it seems a shame to throw old used
compost onto the compost heap. I need to get rid of weed seeds and any nasty bugs and even nastier diease's. Would it be best to microwave small qtys, or put some in the gas oven. I remember doing this as a kid for my dad, and spoiling the stew pot. But I canot remember the results. Or just use jeyes fluid, but will that kill the weeds. Or maybe bleach or maybe hydrogen peroxide, I seem to remember these bearkdown into mainly water. Does anybody have any experiences ???? they cou;d share. |
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Recycle compost - Whats the best method
"aa ka" wrote in message ... I hate throwing things away, and it seems a shame to throw old used compost onto the compost heap. I need to get rid of weed seeds and any nasty bugs and even nastier diease's. Would it be best to microwave small qtys, or put some in the gas oven. I remember doing this as a kid for my dad, and spoiling the stew pot. But I canot remember the results. Or just use jeyes fluid, but will that kill the weeds. Or maybe bleach or maybe hydrogen peroxide, I seem to remember these bearkdown into mainly water. Does anybody have any experiences ???? they cou;d share. Unless my old used compost has vine weevil in it I throw all of it and anything into my compost bins ........the heat generated in a good compost bin will kill most things including weeds If I want to sterilise soil i put a metal tray of it on top of my incinerator full of dry twigs etc .......light the incinerator and i kill 2 birds with one stone !!!! |
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Recycle compost - Whats the best method
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:38:43 +0000 (UTC), "nambucca"
wrote: ~ ~"aa ka" wrote in message .. . ~ I hate throwing things away, and it seems a shame to throw old used ~ compost onto the compost heap. ~ ~ I need to get rid of weed seeds and any nasty bugs and even nastier ~ diease's. ~ ~ Would it be best to microwave small qtys, or put some in the gas oven. ~ I remember doing this as a kid for my dad, and spoiling the stew pot. ~ But I canot remember the results. ~ ~ Or just use jeyes fluid, but will that kill the weeds. ~ ~ Or maybe bleach or maybe hydrogen peroxide, I seem to remember these ~ bearkdown into mainly water. ~ ~ Does anybody have any experiences ???? they cou;d share. ~ ~ ~Unless my old used compost has vine weevil in it I throw all of it and ~anything into my compost bins ........the heat generated in a good compost ~bin will kill most things including weeds ~ Urgh - don't. I was redoing one of my window boxes yesterday and all the self-set baby primroses I've been cultivating in it came away in my hand. Three dozen vine weevil grubs later I stopped digging and tipped the compost on the worst patch of chalk I have, away from the main pots. By then, next door's kids had got interested in what I was up to and now know what to do with vine weevil grubs. Put them on a high sided tray and leave them out for the robin! I fully expect there to be none left by tonight. ~If I want to sterilise soil i put a metal tray of it on top of my ~incinerator full of dry twigs etc .......light the incinerator and i kill 2 ~birds with one stone !!!! I have three more boxes to furtle through, so I'll probably find a lot more of the blighters. Perhaps I ought to get out the kettle barbecue and use that... I've got a fair bit of stuff to burn in any case. Thanks for that useful idea (and I might stuff a foil-covered potato in to bake, too!) -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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Recycle compost - Whats the best method
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:38:43 +0000 (UTC), "nambucca"
wrote: ~ ~"aa ka" wrote in message .. . ~ I hate throwing things away, and it seems a shame to throw old used ~ compost onto the compost heap. ~ ~ I need to get rid of weed seeds and any nasty bugs and even nastier ~ diease's. ~ ~ Would it be best to microwave small qtys, or put some in the gas oven. ~ I remember doing this as a kid for my dad, and spoiling the stew pot. ~ But I canot remember the results. ~ ~ Or just use jeyes fluid, but will that kill the weeds. ~ ~ Or maybe bleach or maybe hydrogen peroxide, I seem to remember these ~ bearkdown into mainly water. ~ ~ Does anybody have any experiences ???? they cou;d share. ~ ~ ~Unless my old used compost has vine weevil in it I throw all of it and ~anything into my compost bins ........the heat generated in a good compost ~bin will kill most things including weeds ~ Urgh - don't. I was redoing one of my window boxes yesterday and all the self-set baby primroses I've been cultivating in it came away in my hand. Three dozen vine weevil grubs later I stopped digging and tipped the compost on the worst patch of chalk I have, away from the main pots. By then, next door's kids had got interested in what I was up to and now know what to do with vine weevil grubs. Put them on a high sided tray and leave them out for the robin! I fully expect there to be none left by tonight. ~If I want to sterilise soil i put a metal tray of it on top of my ~incinerator full of dry twigs etc .......light the incinerator and i kill 2 ~birds with one stone !!!! I have three more boxes to furtle through, so I'll probably find a lot more of the blighters. Perhaps I ought to get out the kettle barbecue and use that... I've got a fair bit of stuff to burn in any case. Thanks for that useful idea (and I might stuff a foil-covered potato in to bake, too!) -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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Recycle compost - Whats the best method
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:38:43 +0000 (UTC), "nambucca"
wrote: ~ ~"aa ka" wrote in message .. . ~ I hate throwing things away, and it seems a shame to throw old used ~ compost onto the compost heap. ~ ~ I need to get rid of weed seeds and any nasty bugs and even nastier ~ diease's. ~ ~ Would it be best to microwave small qtys, or put some in the gas oven. ~ I remember doing this as a kid for my dad, and spoiling the stew pot. ~ But I canot remember the results. ~ ~ Or just use jeyes fluid, but will that kill the weeds. ~ ~ Or maybe bleach or maybe hydrogen peroxide, I seem to remember these ~ bearkdown into mainly water. ~ ~ Does anybody have any experiences ???? they cou;d share. ~ ~ ~Unless my old used compost has vine weevil in it I throw all of it and ~anything into my compost bins ........the heat generated in a good compost ~bin will kill most things including weeds ~ Urgh - don't. I was redoing one of my window boxes yesterday and all the self-set baby primroses I've been cultivating in it came away in my hand. Three dozen vine weevil grubs later I stopped digging and tipped the compost on the worst patch of chalk I have, away from the main pots. By then, next door's kids had got interested in what I was up to and now know what to do with vine weevil grubs. Put them on a high sided tray and leave them out for the robin! I fully expect there to be none left by tonight. ~If I want to sterilise soil i put a metal tray of it on top of my ~incinerator full of dry twigs etc .......light the incinerator and i kill 2 ~birds with one stone !!!! I have three more boxes to furtle through, so I'll probably find a lot more of the blighters. Perhaps I ought to get out the kettle barbecue and use that... I've got a fair bit of stuff to burn in any case. Thanks for that useful idea (and I might stuff a foil-covered potato in to bake, too!) -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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