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silly question...?

Janie BJanie B Posts: 894
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... does the compost in pots that has been used (I have just emptied a couple of very large pots that had tulips growing in them a couple of years ago) go on the compost heap / green waste bin? Or should I used it as, I dunno, mulch or sommat? 
Lincolnshire

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 84,017
    Mulch or compost heap 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 25,280
    I mix it into my garden soil. 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 894
    Thx, @Dovefromabove! I'll keep it as mulch
    Lincolnshire
  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 894
    Thx @B3
    Lincolnshire
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,996
    I mix it in with the compost, it sometimes has some worms and definitely some bacteria to get the heap working. Mixed with grass cuttings is good. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 25,280
    Whatever you do, it is not garden waste.😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,191
    And it's not a silly question. .......no question is too trivial if you need or want to know the answer. 
    West Yorkshire
  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 894
    Thx al! 😊
    Lincolnshire
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