Used Compost

LadyDee

I'll shortly be emptying out all my hanging baskets and wall baskets since the recent heavy rain has completely decimated the plants.

I can dispose of the plant remains in my neighbour's brown bin but would the compost and the roots be of any use for adding to a compost heap? I thought of offering on Freecycle but I'm unsure as to whether anybody would want it.

Valli

Fwiw I put mine in my compost bin. Try free cycle - nothing ventured and all that...Not like it will cost you anything!

REEN

You can use it as a filler at the bottom of large pots if whatever you plant in them won't root too deeply. I've used it (minus roots) mixed with sand and cement to make hypertufa troughs for alpines. If you put it on clay soil to lighten it, make sure you spread it or it will soon become a cat loo!

Primrose

Why not try regenerating it for next year? Put it in a big container (bucket or sturdy black polythene bag) and mix in your kitchen peelings over the winter. Store the bag in the sunniest place in the garden over winter where it will attract a little heat from winter siand by next June you should have good compost again with plenty of humus in it. Or you can simply mix it nto your compost heap.