[Daisygirl]

Hi please can you advise me is it ok to put the raspberry canes I am now cutting down into the compost bin or will they take too long to break down?
Also I believe rhubarb leaves are poisonus are they ok to put in?
Many thanks
Daisy

[Salmo]

I put my Autmn raspberry cuttings in the compost bin but they are not so woody as Summer ones that you will be cutting out now. You could chop them up and just put the thinner bits in. They do eventually break down.

Rhubarb leaves are fine for the heap.

[Kirpi]

The really woody canes make good pea sticks if left to dry out until next year so they don't root.

[starry]

The really woody canes make good pea sticks if left to dry out until next year so they don't root.

I thought of that but was worried about them rooting didn't think of drying them out thanks for that, mine are at the moment balanced near the compost bin waiting to be chopped up and put in 

[Kirpi]

The woody stems are rough and slightly prickly so they are good for peas to cling to. Should be dried out by next spring so they won't root. To be absolutely sure you could strip the bark where the canes are in the ground, then they won't root.