Spuds in compost

Baldy · « **on:** August 26, 2014, 19:52 »

/I've got a lot of slug/wireworm damaged spuds - no blight though - if I chuck them in my water filled weed bin to rot are there any downsides to then adding them to the compost heap. Hallums also?
I tend to put (most) weeds into a water butt for a few months before adding them to the compost bin. Gets a bit smelly but its sat next to a nettle tea bin, so who can tell...

Cheers,
Balders

beesrus · « **Reply #1 on:** August 26, 2014, 20:11 »

If I have any veg waste that I am not sure of, I dry it separately and then set fire to it, potatoes and all, white rot onions, chocolate spot broad beans etc.. It's not a lot of wasted compost material we're talking about over a year. I can put up with perennial weed seeds etc in my compost as they blow around the site in any case, and are easily dealt with, but potential infections are a no no.

Salmo · « **Reply #2 on:** August 26, 2014, 20:12 »

They should rot. An alternative is to leave them out to get frosted and then add them to your heap.

spuds and compost Started by peapod on Grow Your Own	6 Replies 2427 Views	June 25, 2008, 19:49 by DD.
Used compost for spuds Started by hubballi on Grow Your Own	2 Replies 1095 Views	April 23, 2013, 13:25 by hubballi
Spuds in compost Started by Chappers on Grow Your Own	7 Replies 1505 Views	April 19, 2010, 20:33 by penance
Damn spuds in compost Started by Zak the Rabbit on Grow Your Own	5 Replies 2377 Views	April 01, 2007, 22:00 by shaun

Spuds in compost

Baldy

Spuds in compost

beesrus

Re: Spuds in compost

Salmo

Re: Spuds in compost

Similar Topics

spuds and compost

Used compost for spuds

Spuds in compost

Damn spuds in compost