10-06-2007, 04:27 AM
We've been using a dual compost system for three years now with success. Household food waste and weed-free garden trimmings go into a traditional compost bin. Weeds and soft-wooded brush go into pukas for organic fill. Hardwood brush is either burned or used for trellis and other very light garden construction. I have a pole bean trellis made of stripped and dried waiwee (strawberry guava) trunks and branches. The only thing I am tempted to dump (but don't) is coleus cuttings. Coleus is pretty, but most varietys can become a semi-invasive pest which will root and thrive in the compost.
I shamelessly fish for useful cuttings in greenwaste heaps dumped along the roads in HPP. We have some very nice plants that started out that way. There is a spot near here that some landscape maintenance guy uses regularly to dump. He or she shouldn't do this, and could be reported if seen, but it seems a shame to let the nice pieces rot. Some of them start rooting before I even rescue them!
Cheers,
Jerry
Edited by - JerryCarr on 10/06/2007 10:11:32
I shamelessly fish for useful cuttings in greenwaste heaps dumped along the roads in HPP. We have some very nice plants that started out that way. There is a spot near here that some landscape maintenance guy uses regularly to dump. He or she shouldn't do this, and could be reported if seen, but it seems a shame to let the nice pieces rot. Some of them start rooting before I even rescue them!
Cheers,
Jerry
Edited by - JerryCarr on 10/06/2007 10:11:32