Green Compost

[JoeCocker]

Morning All

I'm considering buying some green compost to fill my raised beds from a community landscape project in Sheffield, has anyone tried it, and does it need any special attention throughout the year?

[JoeCocker]

[caroline7758]

Not sure what you mean by green compost, Joe? Green manure? Peat-free compost? Sorry to be dense,but could you explain?

[JoeCocker]

Its basically rotted vegitation, ie grass cuttings and other organic matter. there was an article on it in this months Gardeners world magazine regading the need to reduce the use of peat based compost to combat global warming, just wondered if anyone had any experience?

[Bjerreby]

My compost bins are simply a recepticle for garden waste Joe. I put the resultant stuff on my veggie beds.

For REAL soil sustenance, I use seaweed. We have tons of it here, and fortunately for me, the other veggie growers here in Denmark haven't a clue how to use seaweed!  ;)

[ceres]

The 'green compost' referred to in GW mag is just the stuff that e.g. councils sell at recycling centres made from the green garden and kitchen waste they collect from your recycling bins.

You should be aware that many lawn treatment products contain herbicides which end up in grass clippings and the composting process may not neutralise them, depending on how efficient the composting process is.  Edible crops planted in the compost may be damaged as a result.

[JoeCocker]

Thanks that somthing to consider, i was going to do all the beds with this compost, maybe it worth just trying a sample, and seeing how it goes.