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georgiesgirl:
I have tidied up my Hellebores.Is there any point in putting these leaves in my compost bin, in the hope of them breaking down
thanks
georgiesgirl

Mrs Ava:
Firstly, welcome to the funny farm! ;D

I put everything in my compost bin.  (Well not everything obviously, but you kn, anything green and breakdownable)
The only reason I wouldn't is if they are diseased in anyway, then I would bin them.

Hugh_Jones:
Quite right EJ. All vegetable refuse, including green leaves, vegetable tops and peelings, tea leaves (or bags) the newspaper you wrap your potato peelings in, pea and bean haulm etc. as long as it`s not diseased. Stalks of the cabbage family should be either shredded or smashed up with a hammer first.

Harder materials such as shredded shrub or tree prunings, or autumn leaves, should be stacked separately as the rotting process is fungal rather than bacterial and entirely different from that in the compost heap, and can take a coupleof years or so.

merv:
Welcome GG  ;)

Would I add?

Nothing that has come in contact with cooking oil, of any sort?  Butter, fats etc?

georgiesgirl:
Thanks for the replies, Emma Jane, Hugh, and Merv
I do compost most things, but i find the leaves of Hellebores,{of which i have many] are rather tough and leathery and feel that they may take some time to break down
when i could fill my bins with softer material, over the next few months which i can compost quicker. I would be interested if anyone has composted large amounts of hellebore leaves.
cheers Anne

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