Topic: Potato haulms & compost

[robkb]

Hi everyone, here's another potentially daft question :-[

The foliage on my first earlies are looking rather ill - not blighted, but just knackered (yellowing and dying back). Assuming there's no disease, are these okay to compost?

Cheers,
Rob ;)

[katynewbie]

 :-\

Inherited a heap from previous plot owner, now I have some magnificent spud plants growing in the heap! Maybe from spuds they left in there last year, or maybe from plants chucked on. If it's a plant, and has no nasty diseases I compost it.

 ;)

[supersprout]

Assuming there's no disease, are these okay to compost?

Yes Rob! :D

[Meg]

I always thought you had to get rid of them. A few people burn but I ususaly bag and bin.

[Curryandchips]

I agree, compost it ...

[supersprout]

They key is rob's vital 'assuming there's no disease ...' ;)

[robkb]

Cheers all,

So, majority opinion seems to be - if it's not diseased, it's okay to compost. S that's what I'll do! Thanks everyone.

Cheers,
Rob ;)

[Tee Gee]

Quote; So, majority opinion seems to be - if it's not diseased, it's okay to compost.

And this applies to vitually anythhing you put on the compost heap, not just potato haulms.

[Mrs Ava]

I have a lovely crop of spuds growing in my compost heap Katy and I think they have come from the peelings and old spuds from home that go into the compost bag and then up to the allotment.

I compost everything except mares tail and bind weed!  ;D