Apples

[anthonyjb]

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Hi All

If I crush or shred My windfall apples will they by ok to put in the compost

Thanks

Anthonyjb

[Creemteez]

Wouldn't even bother crushing them if they're going on the compost - nature will do the work for you. If you have LOADS then don't forget to balance things out with some dry matter, otherwise you'll end up with a compost bin full of gloop.
But hang on.....what about cider??????

[rustylady]

Or apple pies, or apple sauce, or as an ingredient in jams and chutneys?

[Bren In Pots]

Seems a pity to waste apples even windfall ones.

[Nicos]

Gaaaawwwd- NEVER chuck them in the compost- unless it's a last resort!!!!

Imagine you are really, really starving....you could make so many yummy dishes with them!


If you DO shove them in the compost- either you live a ridiculously busy life....or you have more dosh spare than you think!!!

go on- let us know what you did with them....even if it's giving them to someone else who has the time to something with them!!

[Shroomy]

Make Apple juice or CIDER

[Two_Sheds]

If I crush or shred My windfall apples will they by ok to put in the compost

Why bother shredding them? They rot down really quick just chopped in quarters.

However, I'd rather you put them out for the blackbirds

[snakeshack]

I dry the good bits in the dehydrator after dipping in a bowl of water with some lemon juice to stop them going brown ,or for a real treat,take them from the lemon juice,shake off and cover in a mix of caster sugar with a good dose of ground cinnamon before drying

[Feral007]

I was trying to decide what to do with mine this year. And then they got a bit wrinkley and I thought, what could I do with them now....and while I was trying to get motivated a possum and the local birds started eating them, so I let them, as there wasn't much food around for them this year.