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I've dug up a load of ferns that were growing up through the lawn. If i put them in the compost bin, will the composting process kill off the spores? I don't want to start using the compost and find it spreads more ferns everywhere.
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Last edited by starbug; 09-05-2014, 09:25 PM. -
No. Not unless you want lots of fern seedlings!Pain is still pain, suffering is still suffering, regardless of whoever, or whatever, is the victim.
Everything is worthy of kindness.
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aren't ferns carcinogenic?Comment
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"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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If I remember correctly Bracken is only carcinogenic when it starts to produce spores. So young growth should be fine.Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poetComment
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But I have never heard of veg getting cancer anyway.photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.htmlComment
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A follow up. I stand corrected. It seems you can, if very young or dead (brown)
Bracken/RHS GardeningPain is still pain, suffering is still suffering, regardless of whoever, or whatever, is the victim.
Everything is worthy of kindness.
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Thank you for all the advice. I've pulled up the ferns and left them in a little pile. Once they've dried out, I'll add them to the compost heap. They were quite young, so shouldn't have any spores yet.Comment
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Yes, from young sporeless plants or in-situ dried out plants (dead spores) you could also rot them down separately for ericaceous beds. If they have viable spores, which are obvious to sight, thn no don;t put them in your compost bin.Comment
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