Topic: Weeds in compost

[ceres]

I find the trick with hot heaps is to get at least 70% fresh green material, and the heap has to be built in one go. Don't try to pile it up over the course of a few weeks, hold a "heap building day".

My full-size allotment plot doesn't yield anything like that quantity of fresh green material in one go.  Not really practical for a lot of us I think.   

[Bjerreby]

Yeah, I see that. I grow my produce in my garden, where I have long hedges and a wildlife meadow area with lots of clover.

Can't you scrounge some fresh green stuff from the others?

[ceres]

Composting material is a valuable resource.  No-one I know would give it away,  especially now manure has become such a big risk.

[tonybloke]

get in touch with your local garden contractors, they usually have plenty of stuff to get rid of! ;)

[ceres]

Hhhmm, like grass cuttings that have had 'lawn treatments' aka hormone weedkillers applied or someone else's diseased rubbish.  I don't think so!