Its been a while since I posted, so back with the kind of question that shows Im a novice. I was going to make Dowerhouse chutney...but something went wrong. as a result, I've got a couple of kilos of rotting plums (some a bit furry) turning to slime in a plastic bag. Can I throw 'em all on the compost.
in a word yes!!!
Keep an eye out for tree seedlings if you haven't taken the stones out... ::)
All rotton fruit is good for compost. Apples are best. They form their own wormery. Best to layer with something like grass cuttings, waste etc..
pick them over and any good ones make jam with them ;) ;)
I like tomatoada's advise about Apples. I have a tree in the back yard and would love to make use of all the bad ones that fall off the tree. I am currently clearing my first allotment, and do not have a compost heap yet. Could I throw some apples on the allotment before covering with plastic for winter? I have spotted some nice worms as I have been clearing brambles.
Many thanks to all you kind people who responded. managed to pull my back in digging out couch weed this afternoon, but will add plums to compost as advised as soon as the spasms subside.
Of course you can Buckeye... just check with your committee first... some have funny rules about bringing "foodstuffs" onto the plots.. :-X
I have put about 20 gallons of rotting putrid plums on my heap, stones and all. They're great for wetting a dryish heap, and deliver a healthy dose of fruit flies.
I've also had a glut of plums this year (normally get half to three quarters of a B&Q bucket full, this year I'm on my seventh and there still more to go)
As I can't keep up with the picking, many are falling to the ground. These go straight on to the compost heap.
I've also noticed that very few have had winter moth this year.
Quotehave funny rules about bringing "foodstuffs" onto the plots..
I have some idea that there is some regulation preventing moving compostables eg Kitchen waste off site unless it is to an approved recyling scheme, Nothing to do with allotments. Can anyone provide some knowledge about this?
Quote from http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Environmentandgreenerliving/Wasteandrecycling/DG_064369
but you can only use the compost you create from kitchen waste in your own garden
It's my house, my garden and my allotment.
Compost can and will be used wherever I want it to be used.
As I am not a compete numpty I wouldn't make crummy compost so it'll do it best wherever I use it.
That rule is just plain stupid.
I think the food waste refers to cooked food waste and sandwiches etc. Not peelings or old fruit and vegetables.
Our council now takes cooked food left overs including bones etc. in our green bin rather than in out household waste bin.
Personally i would not wish to compost leftover meats or bones. Could attrract rats.
Will not purchase council compost now.
I have been collecting grass cuttings from the nearby playing fields.
Bill