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Title: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: robkb on July 06, 2006, 12:25:03
Hi everyone, here's another potentially daft question :-[

The foliage on my first earlies are looking rather ill - not blighted, but just knackered (yellowing and dying back). Assuming there's no disease, are these okay to compost?

Cheers,
Rob ;)
Title: Re: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: katynewbie on July 06, 2006, 12:39:40
 :-\

Inherited a heap from previous plot owner, now I have some magnificent spud plants growing in the heap! Maybe from spuds they left in there last year, or maybe from plants chucked on. If it's a plant, and has no nasty diseases I compost it.

;)
Title: Re: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: supersprout on July 06, 2006, 12:41:02
Quote from: robkb on July 06, 2006, 12:25:03
Assuming there's no disease, are these okay to compost?

Yes Rob! :D
Title: Re: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: Meg on July 06, 2006, 12:42:10
I always thought you had to get rid of them. A few people burn but I ususaly bag and bin.
Title: Re: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: Curryandchips on July 06, 2006, 12:42:32
I agree, compost it ...
Title: Re: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: supersprout on July 06, 2006, 12:44:09
They key is rob's vital 'assuming there's no disease ...' ;)
Title: Re: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: robkb on July 06, 2006, 12:47:01
Cheers all,

So, majority opinion seems to be - if it's not diseased, it's okay to compost. S that's what I'll do! Thanks everyone.

Cheers,
Rob ;)
Title: Re: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: Tee Gee on July 06, 2006, 16:13:46
Quote; So, majority opinion seems to be - if it's not diseased, it's okay to compost.

And this applies to vitually anythhing you put on the compost heap, not just potato haulms.
Title: Re: Potato haulms & compost
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 06, 2006, 18:15:23
I have a lovely crop of spuds growing in my compost heap Katy and I think they have come from the peelings and old spuds from home that go into the compost bag and then up to the allotment.

I compost everything except mares tail and bind weed!  ;D