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Can I use this as compost?
Have some woods behind the house where the gardeners dump the grass clippings, garden weeds and old plant removals that I do and years and years of leaves falling from the trees. Is this valuable and if so, what is the best way to utilize.
Much appreciated.... Steve
Much appreciated.... Steve
stevenfstein- Posts : 46
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Can I Use This As Compost?
Yes... and No.
It's probably fine and there are lots of goodies in it, however, you don't know about any residual herbicides or what some of the plants died from. It is recommended not to compost plants with disease..
Your call.
It's probably fine and there are lots of goodies in it, however, you don't know about any residual herbicides or what some of the plants died from. It is recommended not to compost plants with disease..
Your call.
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Re: Can I use this as compost?
If the dumped materials are from your property, and you know what you used and didn't use, it should be okay.
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Re: Can I use this as compost?
probably better for me not to - grass clippings had pesticides, weed killer, etc over the years
stevenfstein- Posts : 46
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Re: Can I use this as compost?
stevenfstein wrote:probably better for me not to - grass clippings had pesticides, weed killer, etc over the years
Since you don't have any way of knowing the origin of the material thrown there, it probably should not be used in vegetable gardens. It would probably be useful for flower beds or around fruit trees, but not for vegetables. Just my 2 cents worth, with change.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
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Re: Can I use this as compost?
What about unused coconut coir (thought I was going to need this much for a snake enclosure but didn’t)?
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