Pumpkin trench idea

I was talking to a fellow plot holder the other night and he told me that he just digs stuff that could be composted directly into the soil rather than putting it on a heap.

I quite like this idea because my compost daleks are full with weeds with seedheads at the moment that I cant get rid of as we are not allowed bonfires on the plot.

If I made several parallel bean trenches (or even one after the other as I filled them up) over the part of the plot designated for next years pumpkins and squash and filled it with compostable material over winter do you think it would break down sufficiently to benefit the squash etc when I plant them out in may?

Is there a flaw to this cunning plan ?

Kitti

I certainly wouldn't advise it with weeds / seedheads as there's no way there will be enough heat to kill the seeds off.

Agree with MoS that I've only ever heard of it done in a bean trench.

As my Pumpkin bed is the last one to be prepared as they are planted so late it usually gets the compost heap that has been mainly made out of kitchen waste during the Winter so is not fully broken down and they seem to thrive on it. They get Growmore as well.

The extra growmore would provide the nitrogen that the rotting process was taking

I drown perennial weeds in butts of rainwater and when they are dead; dig wide holes and chuck them in. Then pile the soil [clay] back on top and plant directly on top. The roots get a good supply of moisture from the rotting gunk and they seem to like it. I stamp the soil down on top if it is brassicas going in.