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Having had a run in with manure I have sourced some recycled compost  Had thought it was great but some plants are now showing signs of having pale green blotches on the leaves.  Certainly nothing like the odd shaped leaves caused by the manure.  Does anyoen have any idea what causes pale green spots please?

where did you get it ?
what was in it ?
where was it from?

any weed killer in it ?

end less list really

It from Wiltshire Hills Warrior compost.  No idea what is in it presume what they throw away in their green waste bins. 

Mostly been great.

Do a pH test

What effect does ph have on beans?   Does this produce pale spots?  I think the problem is magniesium deficiency I have had problems with raspberries but not beans.  Why would using recycled compost produce this problem/?

High pH is one of the (many) causes of leaf chlorosis, and can cause it even on beans if the pH is high enough.   It could be one of many causes, but it`s always wise (and easier) to check the pH first before embarking on a possibly wrong cure.  If there is a magnesium deficiency this will not have been caused by the compost but will be due to an underlying deficiency in your soil, and the same argument applies to any other mineral deficiency.  If the problem only arises where the compost has been used, then clearly it is due to something extra in, rather than something missing from the compost.

Personally I compost everything and anything.

I mean that.

Even infected stuff.

My grandfather did the same and he was growing stuff in the WWII allotment then in his garden until he died aged 80+. Dropped dead after digging over his garden, spent all day doing his third of an acre to be precise. They said it was his heart.

I am  catching him up ,age wise ,and the local pharmacy wont recognise me because I do not have any medication on  prescription.


Frankly, I think there is too much nonsense with all this selective composting.

But what do I know?

I think fags and booze  are great.........

I have decided to feed the plants I am hoping that a good dose of BFB will perk them up.

I luckily do not have much which is infected in the garden.   I compost lots but it still does not seem to produce enough.  Perhaps I am using to much at a time. 

No idea about what might be causing Digeroo`s problem but..........

Frankly, I think there is too much nonsense with all this selective composting.

Within reason I agree with you. Only a year or two  ago I saw someone on the tv saying "you cannot put rhubarb leaves in the compost bin ,they are too acid"

What utter nonsense!!-and it must be so confusing for new gardeners