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Title: What NOT to compost?
Post by: New Plot on June 01, 2007, 14:45:04
Hi to you all.

Please can you advise me what not to compost.  I know about the cooked, bones, perennial weeds etc and have composted at home for years.  Things I am not sure about as have heard various opinions are potato leaves, rhubarb (discussed recently I know) etc.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Title: Re: What NOT to compost?
Post by: kt. on June 01, 2007, 15:12:10
I always burn spud leaves & remains. Rhubarb leaves can be used to make liquid pest deterrant for brassicas apparently.
Title: Re: What NOT to compost?
Post by: manicscousers on June 01, 2007, 15:33:41
welcome, newplot, we throw everything, including rhubarb leaves and potato haulms on the heap, it's a hot one so, hopefully, all the nasties are gotten rid of..the only stuff we don't compost is meat, fish and stuff like that, we even compost the vacuum bag contents and dog hair  ;D
Title: Re: What NOT to compost?
Post by: Blue Bird on June 01, 2007, 20:21:54
Hi I do not compost citric items ie. orange / lemons ect..

and always mix 50 / 50 with shredded paper especially when using grass cuttings

;D