Did I not turn it enough when it was still in the bin?
2006-10-17 06:09:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I use to till my compost pile weekly . I didn't have a wwed prob.
2006-10-17 14:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by litespeed2rw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If compost doesn't stay at a high enough temperature then it won't kill weed seeds... and in order to keep it at a high enough temperature it needs to be turned consistently and kept watered enough but not too much. It's always best to not put weeds into compost because it's hard to keep it cooking hot enough to kill the seeds and/or roots of weeds.
2006-10-17 13:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by bzbee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seeds can travel in many ways, (birds defecating, wind blown, etc.) and I'm sure they were in your compost early on. They are capable of surviving in dormancy for a long time. In the future, be very selective of what you put in your compost, especially of any manure you might use. Animals are great seed carriers.
Be prepared to pull weeds anyways, they are tenacious.
2006-10-17 13:21:13 · answer #3 · answered by mb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is fresh compost it always has weeds in it. If you sew grass it will squeeze it out. If not you will have to pull them or put down a herbizied.
2006-10-17 13:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by tensnut90_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weeds are opportunists in gardening. They will always find the tastiest, easiest places to grow. You have handed them a dessert bar. Nice thing about it is your compost is working and the weeds are probably seedlings, easy to pull out. Ain't dirt grand?
2006-10-17 14:39:32 · answer #5 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where the hell is justhonest....
2006-10-18 05:43:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋