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Title: To compost or not to compost
Post by: oubykh on May 27, 2004, 22:32:18
that is the question!!    :)

Coming through the back of my lottie through a thin hedge i now have an invasion of a particular type of weed. i'm sure you will all know it, its the one which sticks to anything like velcro.

Is it an annual or perenial (sp?) weed and therefore : can i compost it.?
Title: Re:To compost or not to compost
Post by: Doris_Pinks on May 27, 2004, 23:02:36
What is that darn weeds name? I have more of it in my garden than I can get rid of! Plus my kids are now attatched to the hedge till winter! ;D
Title: Re:To compost or not to compost
Post by: Mrs Ava on May 27, 2004, 23:22:20
Is it goose grass?

http://theseedsite.co.uk/weeds2.html
Title: Re:To compost or not to compost
Post by: tim on May 28, 2004, 06:11:38
We spend more time trying to get rid of goose grass than picking tomatoes. BURN it!! = Tim

PS Thanks for that site, Emma - just what we were looking for yesterday.
Title: Re:To compost or not to compost
Post by: oubykh on May 28, 2004, 10:00:33
Great site emma - immediatly bookmarked, thank you

Doris - i suggest you train an animal to feed your hedgebound kids and you'll have a trouble free summer!

Unfortuantly this weed has totally invaded a nice patch of nettles i was cultivating. Loks like a good days work ahead soon to try to remove it but as it is coming from someones field behind this could be a regular job  :(
Title: Re:To compost or not to compost
Post by: ptennisnet on May 28, 2004, 13:58:17
Oops, I've been sticking that on the compost heap.  I''ll be the green bin for it in future.