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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: lolabelle on June 09, 2008, 20:26:31

Title: brambles....any way I can compost them
Post by: lolabelle on June 09, 2008, 20:26:31
I have a large ammount of brambles on my plot , is there anyway I can compost them or should I just burn  ???
Title: Re: brambles....any way I can compost them
Post by: Baccy Man on June 09, 2008, 20:32:51
You could shred them, you could leave them to dry out completely before adding them to the heap, you could compost them in a plastic bag or in a barrel of water.
Most people will tell you to burn perennial weeds because it's simpler but i've always composted them & never had them regrow.
Title: Re: brambles....any way I can compost them
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 09, 2008, 23:39:34
You can compost the young green shoots, but the old woody stuff will take forever to rot down, and is probably better burnt.
Title: Re: brambles....any way I can compost them
Post by: GodfreyRob on June 10, 2008, 08:53:29
I'd agree with Baccy_man - whenever possible put it on the compost heap. Most perrenial 'weeds' have lots of minerals, etc that they absorb via their deep/extensive root systems - get them on the heap.
If you dry them out and then bash them with the back of a spade to crack them open, they will rot faster.
Title: Re: brambles....any way I can compost them
Post by: lolabelle on June 10, 2008, 19:53:24
Thanks for your advise, I'll put into action this weekend Thanks again
:)