Compost

[sherbert]

Hi All
Just got my 1st allotment and have just sorted out all my pots from the summer in the garden
I have a wheelie bin full of potting compost thats grown flowers in throughout the summer that normally the council take away
Shall i take it to the allotment and put it on the ground or is it no good
Thanks in advance

[Feral007]

Unless the plants were diseased then I'd reuse it. You could put it on the ground this time, but I'd probably have some good stuff from the compost heap by next year and mix it half and half and use again.

[Dorothy rouse]

Yes, use it, good start, and will help your ground.

[Aberdeenplotter]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^wot she said. It's a good soil conditioner

[kathyd]

I think some people also re-use used compost for growing salads and things in don't they, before putting it on the ground?

[Bren In Pots]

I reuse my shop bought compost it get put onto the compost heap and mixed in with everything else.

[jacob]

Everything from pots gets piled up in a huge earth mound and reused the next year. A bit gets added to the plots, but mostly it gets cut with more compost, etc. and used for the next year's pot crops. It's by far the best soil in my garden...

[Two_Sheds]

I have a wheelie bin full of potting compost ...Shall i take it to the allotment

Yes, don't waste it. Compost everything, and put it on the lotty ~ every little helps

[sherbert]

many thanks for the replies