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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: alfie on May 07, 2009, 20:51:01

Title: Rhubarb!
Post by: alfie 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?? :)

Title: Re: Rhubarb!
Post by: thifasmom on May 07, 2009, 20:51:59

yep

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Post by: grotbag on May 07, 2009, 20:54:05

yep .

Title: Re: Rhubarb!
Post by: Borlotti on May 07, 2009, 20:54:46

yep, I hope so.

Title: Re: Rhubarb!
Post by: saddad on May 07, 2009, 20:58:25

Definitely...  :)

Title: Re: Rhubarb!
Post by: PJW_Letchworth on May 07, 2009, 21:00:51

If they're not then I've got a compost bin full of toxins!

Title: Re: Rhubarb!
Post by: bedrockdave 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

Title: Re: Rhubarb!
Post by: alfie 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

Title: Re: Rhubarb!
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 07, 2009, 21:59:21

I always do. I've never poisoned the compost bins yet.

Title: Re: Rhubarb!
Post by: Kea 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.