Compost used to grow potato's in

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agreenmess
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Compost used to grow potato's in

Post: # 238240Post agreenmess »

Hey,

Im wondering if anyone has any uses for the compost i grew my potatoes in (and some which is currently still being used YUM!). Do you think it would be possible to re-use it in my carrot raised bed as filler? As im wanting to plant a load more out this weekend.

Of noteworthly value i planted my potatoes in those sacks and the compost is a mixture of mutli purpose (organic, peat free) and mushroom compost.

Thanks for any help in advance :iconbiggrin:

Nessy x

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Re: Compost used to grow potato's in

Post: # 238243Post MKG »

Yes, you can use it in that way - or as a mulch, a soil conditioner, or even (with added fertiliser/manure/leaf mould/just about anything you can think of) as compost.

Just make sure you haven't left any tiny potatoes in there, otherwise they'll come up all over the place next year.

My spent compost (a misleading term if ever there was one) just gets spread around all the other beds.

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Re: Compost used to grow potato's in

Post: # 238244Post agreenmess »

Thanks Mike,

I was really worried about what to do with it and thought i would have compost coming out of my ears :).

Nessy x

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Re: Compost used to grow potato's in

Post: # 238251Post Big Al »

Mike said it all.

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Re: Compost used to grow potato's in

Post: # 238275Post PossibleBoris »

I used my potato compost to pot up a few other bits and bobs, and there's been no problems so far.

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Re: Compost used to grow potato's in

Post: # 238427Post snapdragon »

MKG wrote:-//-
Just make sure you haven't left any tiny potatoes in there, otherwise they'll come up all over the place next year.-//-



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