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Weeds!

chrisharris3chrisharris3 Posts: 2
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Hi. I’m just starting to attack my veg patch, it’s covered in weeds, particularly one that looks like clover, but isn’t. It’s the one with spots, And it forms a dense mat.  Can I just put them in the compost bin?  My husband says throw everything in, but I try to separate out the dandelions and bind weed.and Spanish blue bells.  

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I wouldn't put any of those in the compost.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    You can dig or fork them all up then leave them somewhere to dry out completely before they go anywhere near the compost heap.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Or chuck and leave them in a bucket of water until they have rotted down after a few weeks/months.  Can be smelly and robs you of a bucket for a long while but the bonus is the water used makes a great plant food.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    I think the clover-like plant goes by the common name of black medick, someone can probably tell you the scientific name.
  • SmudgeriiSmudgerii Posts: 185
    I turn compost bags inside out and fill them with weeds, if you then place the black bag in a sunny spot with a few holes pricked in they soon heat up.

    The heat will kill the weeds/roots and you can then add to compost heap
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    There's clever!  I shall pass that one on to OH, the under gardener and compost heap "manager"
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • chrisharris3chrisharris3 Posts: 2
    i love all I love all those ideas.  My husband gets cross with me because I leave bucketsful if weeds all over the place- now I’ve got an excuse!  Thank you!  
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Maybe oxalis (wood sorrel).
    I wouldn't compost it either (nor the dandelion roots, although If I get one with lots of leaf but no flower/seed head I sometimes break those off and chuck them in the compost).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • SmudgeriiSmudgerii Posts: 185
    JennyJ said:
    Maybe oxalis (wood sorrel).
    I wouldn't compost it either (nor the dandelion roots, although If I get one with lots of leaf but no flower/seed head I sometimes break those off and chuck them in the compost).

    If it is dried or drowned out any weed can be composted safely.
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