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my council composts garden waste and makes it available for free at the
local dump.



Amersham council sell their and not too cheaply wither! Mind you, seeing
what people put in the compost I wouldn't want any. I can't believe that
ground elder and bindweed will be killed by simple composting and what
about the odd chunk of Japanese knotweed that some new gardener might
not recognise?

Janet

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In article , Tumbleweed
writes

my council composts garden waste and makes it available for free at the
local dump.



Amersham council sell their and not too cheaply wither! Mind you, seeing
what people put in the compost I wouldn't want any. I can't believe that
ground elder and bindweed will be killed by simple composting and what
about the odd chunk of Japanese knotweed that some new gardener might
not recognise?



What is 'simple' composting? "Good" composting will kill any plant
remnants.AFAIK the problem with all the plants you mention is that they are
difficult to kill when growing, not that they are particularily hardy in
compost heaps compared to other plants.

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In article , Tumbleweed
writes

my council composts garden waste and makes it available for free at the
local dump.



Amersham council sell their and not too cheaply wither! Mind you, seeing
what people put in the compost I wouldn't want any. I can't believe that
ground elder and bindweed will be killed by simple composting and what
about the odd chunk of Japanese knotweed that some new gardener might
not recognise?



What is 'simple' composting? "Good" composting will kill any plant
remnants.AFAIK the problem with all the plants you mention is that they are
difficult to kill when growing, not that they are particularily hardy in
compost heaps compared to other plants.


Come to that, what else should one do with them? If you don't want them
in your compost, then there aren't many alternatives. You can't put them
in the dustbin, it isn't particularly desirable to burn them, and I'm
not sure whetehr they're any better for landfill
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , Tumbleweed
writes

my council composts garden waste and makes it available for free at
the
local dump.



Amersham council sell their and not too cheaply wither! Mind you,
seeing
what people put in the compost I wouldn't want any. I can't believe
that
ground elder and bindweed will be killed by simple composting and
what
about the odd chunk of Japanese knotweed that some new gardener
might
not recognise?

Nothing survives an well executed composting process My Council
jollop looks as near to perfectly composted material as I have ever
seen. Time will tell if it only looks good, or if it actually
benefits the garden.

Franz

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Nothing survives an well executed composting process My Council
jollop looks as near to perfectly composted material as I have ever
seen. Time will tell if it only looks good, or if it actually
benefits the garden.

In rec.gardens archive in google, you should be able to find the
threads about their equivalent of council compost containing high levels
of plant-toxic chemicals. These were supposed to have arrived on
clippings from treated lawns.

Janet.

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Come to that, what else should one do with them? If you don't want them
in your compost, then there aren't many alternatives. You can't put them
in the dustbin, it isn't particularly desirable to burn them, and I'm
not sure whetehr they're any better for landfill

Put them in a wormbin. That's what I do with couch grass. Nothing
survives being eaten by worms :-)

Janet.

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Nothing survives an well executed composting process My Council
jollop looks as near to perfectly composted material as I have
ever
seen. Time will tell if it only looks good, or if it actually
benefits the garden.

In rec.gardens archive in google, you should be able to find the
threads about their equivalent of council compost containing high
levels
of plant-toxic chemicals. These were supposed to have arrived on
clippings from treated lawns.

Do you know of anyone who, for this reason, does not use their own
grass cuttings either as a mulch or a compost ingredient?

Franz

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In article , Tumbleweed
writes

my council composts garden waste and makes it available for free at
the
local dump.



Amersham council sell their and not too cheaply wither! Mind you,
seeing
what people put in the compost I wouldn't want any. I can't believe
that
ground elder and bindweed will be killed by simple composting and
what
about the odd chunk of Japanese knotweed that some new gardener
might
not recognise?

Nothing survives an well executed composting process My Council
jollop looks as near to perfectly composted material as I have ever
seen. Time will tell if it only looks good, or if it actually
benefits the garden.

Franz

******
Jollop?, I had a good smile at that one!. That word was said occasionally
when I was a child, by my Dad when referring to the diaphorryo the poor
footsloggers in the WW1 trenches suffered. Actually the word is jalap; A
purgative drug derived from the tuberous roots of a Mexican climbing
plant., - ( Spanish, Ipomoea , family Convolvulaceae.); It was the only
military answer to constipation and it was said it was not usually required
just before they went over the top..
He was better off in WW2, - he was a Flight Louie in the R.A.F. Training
Command and the Officers Mess was not short of a loo or three..
Doug.
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Nothing survives an well executed composting process My Council
jollop looks as near to perfectly composted material as I have
ever
seen. Time will tell if it only looks good, or if it actually
benefits the garden.

In rec.gardens archive in google, you should be able to find the
threads about their equivalent of council compost containing high
levels
of plant-toxic chemicals. These were supposed to have arrived on
clippings from treated lawns.

Do you know of anyone who, for this reason, does not use their own
grass cuttings either as a mulch or a compost ingredient?

As an extensive collector of other peoples' grass cuttings for my
mulches and compost, I don't accept contributions from anyone who uses
lawn weedkillers.

Janet.

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Nothing survives an well executed composting process My
Council
jollop looks as near to perfectly composted material as I have
ever
seen. Time will tell if it only looks good, or if it actually
benefits the garden.

In rec.gardens archive in google, you should be able to find
the
threads about their equivalent of council compost containing
high
levels
of plant-toxic chemicals. These were supposed to have arrived on
clippings from treated lawns.

Do you know of anyone who, for this reason, does not use their own
grass cuttings either as a mulch or a compost ingredient?

As an extensive collector of other peoples' grass cuttings for my
mulches and compost, I don't accept contributions from anyone who
uses
lawn weedkillers.

That sounds strict. Are you adhering to this rule because you have
had some bad experience in the past srising from the use of
contaminated grass cuttings?

Franz

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In article , Tumbleweed
writes

my council composts garden waste and makes it available for
free at
the
local dump.



Amersham council sell their and not too cheaply wither! Mind
you,
seeing
what people put in the compost I wouldn't want any. I can't
believe
that
ground elder and bindweed will be killed by simple composting
and
what
about the odd chunk of Japanese knotweed that some new gardener
might
not recognise?

Nothing survives an well executed composting process My Council
jollop looks as near to perfectly composted material as I have
ever
seen. Time will tell if it only looks good, or if it actually
benefits the garden.

Franz

******
Jollop?, I had a good smile at that one!. That word was said
occasionally
when I was a child, by my Dad when referring to the diaphorryo the
poor
footsloggers in the WW1 trenches suffered. Actually the word is
jalap; A
purgative drug derived from the tuberous roots of a Mexican
climbing
plant., - ( Spanish, Ipomoea , family Convolvulaceae.); It was the
only
military answer to constipation and it was said it was not usually
required
just before they went over the top..
He was better off in WW2, - he was a Flight Louie in the R.A.F.
Training
Command and the Officers Mess was not short of a loo or three..

My father used to say that he learnt the word when he was a child in a
concentration camp in the anglo-boer war. But he referred to it as
"janlap".

Franz

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Come to that, what else should one do with them? If you don't want them
in your compost, then there aren't many alternatives. You can't put them
in the dustbin, it isn't particularly desirable to burn them, and I'm
not sure whetehr they're any better for landfill

Put them in a wormbin. That's what I do with couch grass. Nothing
survives being eaten by worms :-)

Janet.
Worm Power!! Yes! 24-7....

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Nothing survives an well executed composting process My Council
jollop looks as near to perfectly composted material as I have
ever
seen. Time will tell if it only looks good, or if it actually
benefits the garden.

In rec.gardens archive in google, you should be able to find the
threads about their equivalent of council compost containing high
levels
of plant-toxic chemicals. These were supposed to have arrived on
clippings from treated lawns.

Do you know of anyone who, for this reason, does not use their own
grass cuttings either as a mulch or a compost ingredient?

As an extensive collector of other peoples' grass cuttings for my
mulches and compost, I don't accept contributions from anyone who uses
lawn weedkillers.

Janet.
I, too, say thanks but no thanks.
Gary