Can I compost pond weed? Or will it bugger up the compost?

[sadpapercourtesan]

DH and I are divided on this very important issue

We have a small pond which over the winter has been neglected and is chock full of frondy green pond weed (we nicked a bit out of a big pond and introduced it last summer). There are also water lilies, bugs and the occasional toad in the pond, nothing special.

If I clear out the excess weed, can I put it in the normal composting bin with the grass clippings etc? Or will it introduce horrible pondy mossy slimy stuff that will render the compost useless?

Yes, you can!

After you remove it from the pond just leave it on the side of the pond for a day or so for critters to make their way back in the water, and then it can go on the compost heap.

And toads and bugs are special!

You're right, they are! I actually jumped and squealed the first time I saw a toad in there, the neighbours across the road were pissing themselves

@sadpapercourtesan

You're right, they are! I actually jumped and squealed the first time I saw a toad in there, the neighbours across the road were pissing themselves

Yeah, I'm sure it's the same for us!

Was it a toad and not a frog? Toads spend less time in the water than frogs. Easiest way to tell if you meet one on land is a frog will leap away from you whereas a toad, if it moves, will walk. Its back legs aren’t made for leaping