Compost Bin Full Of Roots

[Maccabee]

sounds like you need to stop using a knife and start using a peeler

Ha! Probably

I'm not being pedantic (or am I? *not sure) Your root scraps aren't growing, as in growing like spuds will*. They're just surviving for a bit. You aren't growing whole carrots from your carrot tops are you? (if you are, brilliant !)

I haven't grown any carrots from the sprouting tops. After my bin was taken over by potato roots i don't take the chance and remove them as soon as i see they're surviving. I'll leave them in future and see what happens.

Your post implied that I was wrong in stating "none of that list would turn into living roots", that's why I jumped in to answer you.

Well, veggie peelings could include potato peelings which can grow living roots in a compost bin. That's why i commented.

I think your statement that your veg DOES carry on growing from peelings would potentially confuse someone new to growing.

Sorry, didn't mean to confuse anybody. I'll try to be more careful of my wording.

* spuds aren't roots, they're tubers, containing all the energy needed to make a new potato plant. You can't grow a new rhubarb or a cauliflower from old leaves, you can't grow a new lawn from grass cuttings, etc

Yeah, ok you've made your point.