can i put chopped up kiwi fruit in compost bin?

[kittypants]

im trying to find stuff to put in.got not so fresh kiwi fruits but can i put them in?

I've put them in mine. Don't see why not. Hope no one comes along with some horror story warning against it now. Will have to go rummaging around to get them out. And it was a few weeks ago...

Why wouldn't you? Raw fruit and veg.

Might kiwis be evil in compost terms?

I put them on mine. And manky grapes. And the skin of my pineapple.... please don't say I shouldn't have!

My Inlaws are big with the whole composting thing and MIL says the only things you can't put ob are meat, eggs i.e.any protein from animals and potatoes...cause rats love em!!

bung 'em in!

i dont know! just over obsessing about compost again!!its all new to me!i m so sad i actually took photo of ds emptying kitchen caddy into compost bin this morning!he loves recycling and he thought it was great!
defiantly beyond eadible!(sp?)

Egg shells are good for it though

Egg shells come out whole in my compost!!!!

kittypants - it is great that you have made a start - we are novices to begin with!#

If you stick banana skins in put loads of stuff in on top of them - these are the worst for attracting fruit flies!

A layer of cardboard every now and again helps you push it all down. If it seems over full chuck some water in.

Good luck!

I shred stuff with my address on it and then put the shredded paper in my compost bin!

great idea soupy - dpoubt you get many identity thieves up to their elbows in rotting cabbage!

Anything but meat, eggs, citrus and things that will sprout, like potatos.

You don't even need to chop them - they'll rot in a second!

oooh thankyou.how sad is becoming excited about compost?are next 'thing' is water butt'!but cant get over compost excitement yet

yes its fine

So pineapple is ok?
Can I put the dirty bedding from the rabbit hutch in?(I hope so - that's why we have a compost bin arriving any day...but then I saw an advert that said no pet litter....)

yes its fine

you can stick in pretty much anything that doesnt contain protein...

ie all fruit and veg, tea bags, egg shells, wooden ice lolly sticks, and when you clena out your pets... urine is good for composts too, so pets bedding is great, afterall its only hay or woodshavings + wee! oh and cut grass from the lawn mower is fine

i would assume no pet litter means cat litter trays?

Crush they egg shells up first. We've had a really good leaflet about starting composting. You can get a small compost bin for £7 and a caddy for £2.

No citrus? None at all??
Damn

This page is useful

It says you can put citrus in, just takes longer to break down.

why no citrus?

we compost citrus

It did ring bells with me, nannyl - too acidic, presumably??