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Is this compost ready?

JenniBeeJenniBee Posts: 20
in Problem solving

This is what i've just taken from one of my compost bins. 

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Thing is, I've never used anything out of my compost bins before now and I don't know if this is ready to use or if it needs to rot down a bit more. The plan is to use some for my roses and on the freshly dug border but i didn't want to jump in and do it if it's not ready yet. Knew folk here would tell me right though.

 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    I'd say it's ok to mulch, but you might well get some weeds coming through, so be vigilant, or, stick it back in the bins for a while longer.

    Devon.
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,697
    Difficult to tell without getting down and dirty with the stuff but it does look a little lumpy still. If it breaks up into finer particles then it is probably okay but if it is intent on sticking together than I would chuck it back on the heap for a while longer.

    How many compost heaps do you have?
  • JenniBeeJenniBee Posts: 20
    I've got two on the go but ones quite new so not ready yet. We stopped for a while as we didn't think it was working. I Saw on GW Monty putting some mulch around raspberries so I think I'll use some for ours.



    Thanks guys image
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    Pleasure Jenni

     

    Devon.
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,697
    I think it takes a while for some heaps to get into balance. Keep chucking the stuff in the bin and it'll get going eventually. I have three on my allotment and one of them is certainly reluctant to do anything useful so that one is going to get turned.



    I think your raspberries will be very happy with that mulch.
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