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Banana Skins in Compost.
cornykev:
;D Too much of any matter in a compost is not perfect a good mixture is needed, other things not to go in a compost ? rhubarb leaves, potato plants?,
brassica roots?
manicscousers:
i was told to put the banana skins under rose trees, no idea why, either, also, pieces of overripe banana , if you don't make them into cakes, at the bottom of the plants, birds eat them, apparently :D
triffid:
--- Quote from: cornykev on November 28, 2006, 19:06:00 ---other things not to go in a compost ? rhubarb leaves, potato plants?,
brassica roots?
--- End quote ---
All things I've heard too, at one time or another.
The rhubarb-leaves one is an old wives' tale (they're toxic if eaten but absolutely harmless when composted,)
Potato plants are fine unless blighted - then you need a really hot heap to be sure of killing the blight spores so probably not a good risk to take.
Brassica roots are fine unless they've got clubroot. But because they can be so tough, it's a good idea to split them so they compost faster.
Emagggie:
Triffid that's a great link!! Thanks. Still chucking everything in regardless,but now in my bean trench. What with weeing on the compost heap and bananas and citrus in everything---how can I fail??????
Interesting experiment coming up re cuttings and banana skins re. Teresa's post. We eat so many here it's a shame not to use them.
MattD:
Citrus skins in your compost makes it smell really(ish) nice when you turn it. Beats half composted cabbage smells anyway.javascript:replaceText(' :D', document.forms.postmodify.message);
Cheesy
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