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waste potato barrel compost

wrighttwrightt Posts: 234
in Fruit & veg
Is it a good idea to put waste potato barrel compost on the area I intend to put my brussel sprouts

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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    I can't see why not provided you remove all the potato roots to avoid the possibility of little potatoes appearing amongst your sprouts :)
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Even if you miss any, little potato plants wouldn't be hard to pull out. Brassicas do like to be firmed in well though, which is not so easy if it's a fluffy compost, so I would fork it into the soil rather than just spreading it in a layer on top.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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