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Old compost help!

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OuiOuiMonAmi · 24/08/2021 10:27

I've got 4 or 5 large veg boxes (around 3 feet square). The plants in them have mostly been diseased - I'm not sure whether soil or air-borne. I've Googled but it doesn't seem to fit any description. Anyway, I presume I can't reuse the compost because of the disease? I don't suppose there's such a thing as compost steriliser, is there?!

Also, what on earth do I do with it?! Google has lot of ideas for reusing small amounts but there's so much of the stuff... far too much to dump on a flower bed.

Any ideas?!

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MereDintofPandiculation · 25/08/2021 21:22

Council tip. You may have to pay.

mayblossominapril · 25/08/2021 21:22

Garden waste bin

BarkingUpTheWrongRoseBush · 25/08/2021 21:47

Bag it up and use it as soil improver over time.or Facebook or free cycle it.

MereDintofPandiculation · 26/08/2021 08:26

@mayblossominapril

Garden waste bin
Check first. Our council garden waste bin explicitly states no soil
TroubleInSnowland · 26/08/2021 08:30

What plants were you growing? It may help identify the disease.

OuiOuiMonAmi · 28/08/2021 16:34

@TroubleInSnowland

What plants were you growing? It may help identify the disease.
I was growing courgettes and squashes. They definitely have powdery mildew but they're also going rotten at the ends (like blossom end rot on tomatoes but it's not that).
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Fiercestcalm · 28/08/2021 16:36

The powdery mildew is perfectly normal on courgettes etc… I compost mine and the soil is fine. The leaves go like that due to water on them. I’d compost.

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