potato tops

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Sleepingpopman

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potato tops
« on: June 21, 2019, 09:11 »
Morning folks  :)
I've never known if potato tops are safe in the compost bin, :unsure:
I've never put them in there in the past because something in the
back of my brain tells me not to.
Q. Yes or No ?   ::)
Keith

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I Love Spuds

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Re: potato tops
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2019, 09:19 »
As long as they are disease free, I always do. I never put tubers or peeling in though!
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Re: potato tops
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2019, 21:20 »
As long as they are disease free, I always do. I never put tubers or peeling in though!

I don't put tubers in my compost, but I do put peelings in, so I was wondering why you said you don't. Can they cause a problem?

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Re: potato tops
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2019, 16:47 »
Not a major problem but I have known peelings to become plants in the compost heap before!

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Re: potato tops
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2019, 17:21 »
Not a major problem but I have known peelings to become plants in the compost heap before!

Good grief, who knew? I'd better keep an eye on my compost. :)

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Re: potato tops
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2019, 17:32 »
I put the lot in, if anything grows I just pull it out & chuck it back in the next lots. You can compost even blighted tops as it’s not carried into the compost, it lives on live plants
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