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alfie

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Rhubarb!
« on: May 07, 2009, 20:51:01 »
Hi all,

just a quickie...is it ok to compost rhubarb leaves.

I know they are toxic to eat but are they ok to recycle?? :)
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thifasmom

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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2009, 20:51:59 »
yep
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grotbag

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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 20:54:05 »
yep .
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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2009, 20:54:46 »
yep, I hope so.
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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2009, 20:58:25 »
Definitely...  :)
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PJW_Letchworth

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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2009, 21:00:51 »
If they're not then I've got a compost bin full of toxins!
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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2009, 21:05:54 »
I put them in an old bin of water and let them rot...the resulting smelly liquid certainly keeps the cabbage whites away.And everything else.Its a job I have to do as we leave and the wife goes home before me lol
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alfie

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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2009, 21:54:45 »
 Thats great thanks all!

I especially like the idea of making the liquid bug repellant so it will kill two birds with one stone......or maybe several bugs..ha ha!  :D

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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2009, 21:59:21 »
I always do. I've never poisoned the compost bins yet.
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Kea

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Re: Rhubarb!
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2009, 14:58:00 »
Also i've been using them as a weed suppressant round my fruit trees...not sure whether it's a good idea or not does seem to stop the weeds.
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