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Compost - Ash Tree Seeds

Zak Flaps · 2020-08-30 17:33:43

Hi. I cut down some ash branches a couple of months ago, and left them for the leaves to die etc. I'm taking the leaves off at the moment. There are old seeds on the branches too. Are these ok to put in a compost tumbler or a worm bin?

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30-08-2020 6:33pm

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Zak Flaps

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Hi.

I cut down some ash branches a couple of months ago, and left them for the leaves to die etc. I'm taking the leaves off at the moment. There are old seeds on the branches too. Are these ok to put in a compost tumbler or a worm bin?

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#2 30-08-2020 9:53pm
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Don't put them in the compost. They are demons for sprouting for years to come.

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#3 31-08-2020 1:22am
Zak Flaps

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Jim_Hodge wrote: »

Don't put them in the compost. They are demons for sprouting for years to come.

I think lots of the seeds have got mixed in with the old leaves. I'll probably put them in a bin full of water for a month along with some leaves. Just to kill them off. Then add to compost tumbler.

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