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As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of
used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid
of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am
not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?
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On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:29:54 +0000, "Polly@golly"
<pwllgloyw@gmail.com> wrote:

As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding >plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of
used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid
of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am
not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?

https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/how-to-reuse-spent-compost

https://www.allotment-garden.org/composts-fertilisers/renew-reuse-potting-compost/

More ideas here https://tinyurl.com/3p7yu52v
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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall, very mild, sheltered
from the West, but open to the North and East.
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On 22/03/2025 21:29, Polly@golly wrote:

As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of
used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid
of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am
not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?

Can you expand on why you have "nowhere in the garden to put it"? Is the garden all paved or something similar? Spent compost can be added to any flower bed and will act as a near inert mulch until it's incorporated
into the soil already there.

If you want to reuse the compost empty the pots/troughs/tubs, etc onto a polythene sheet add Growmore or a slow-release fertiliser and mix well.
If, however, the compost has a pest such as vine weevil in it you'll
have to dispose of it in the general waste.
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Jeff
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On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:29:54 +0000, Polly@golly wrote:

Any thoughts please?

Same here, the Council-run brown bin scheme won't take used compost.

If you can't use it in your own garden, a local community garden, or allotments may be very happy to take it - especially newly establish
garden groups with poor soil. They'll have a good look for pests, but otherwise should be very happy to have it.

Best wishes,
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David Entwistle
52-#56'02.5"N 4-#31'05.8"W 50m amsl
Sandy soil
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Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:29:54 +0000, "Polly@golly"
<pwllgloyw@gmail.com> wrote:

As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding
plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of
used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid
of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am
not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?

https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/how-to-reuse-spent-compost

https://www.allotment-garden.org/composts-fertilisers/renew-reuse-potting-compost/

Neither of those web sites offer a rCyreject all cookiesrCO button next to the rCyaccept allrCO one, so as a personal thing I didnrCOt proceed any further. Even
Stevens, and all that. I would hope for better from a website like the RHS.

More ideas here https://tinyurl.com/3p7yu52v

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Spike

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On 23 Mar 2025 09:53:10 GMT, Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:29:54 +0000, "Polly@golly"
<pwllgloyw@gmail.com> wrote:

As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding
plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of
used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid
of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am >>> not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?

https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/how-to-reuse-spent-compost

https://www.allotment-garden.org/composts-fertilisers/renew-reuse-potting-compost/

Neither of those web sites offer a areject all cookiesA button next to the >aaccept allA one, so as a personal thing I didnAt proceed any further. Even >Stevens, and all that. I would hope for better from a website like the RHS.

I thought accepting or rejecting cookies was a function of your
browser, rather than the web site itself. Am I wrong?
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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall, very mild, sheltered
from the West, but open to the North and East.
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Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

On 23 Mar 2025 09:53:10 GMT, Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:29:54 +0000, "Polly@golly"
<pwllgloyw@gmail.com> wrote:

As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding >>>> plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of >>>> used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid >>>> of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am >>>> not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?

https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/how-to-reuse-spent-compost

https://www.allotment-garden.org/composts-fertilisers/renew-reuse-potting-compost/

Neither of those web sites offer a -areject all cookies-A button next to the >> -aaccept all-A one, so as a personal thing I didn-At proceed any further. Even
Stevens, and all that. I would hope for better from a website like the RHS.

I thought accepting or rejecting cookies was a function of your
browser, rather than the web site itself. Am I wrong?

Following some court case a few years ago, web sites were forced to give
you a choice about cookies.

These days it seems to be that one can Accept All very easily, but thererCOs
a growing number of sites that donrCOt offer a Reject All button but direct
you to their Cookie Policy that also doesnrCOt have such a Reject button
either but does give you the opportunity to set the sliders to No for a
couple of hundred Legitimate Interest sites. I just click the Back button
at that point and go elsewhere.
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Spike

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On 23/03/2025 12:41, Spike wrote:

Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

On 23 Mar 2025 09:53:10 GMT, Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:29:54 +0000, "Polly@golly"
<pwllgloyw@gmail.com> wrote:

As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding >>>>> plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of >>>>> used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid >>>>> of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am >>>>> not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?

https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/how-to-reuse-spent-compost >>>
https://www.allotment-garden.org/composts-fertilisers/renew-reuse-potting-compost/

Neither of those web sites offer a -areject all cookies-A button next to the
-aaccept all-A one, so as a personal thing I didn-At proceed any further. Even
Stevens, and all that. I would hope for better from a website like the RHS. >>

I thought accepting or rejecting cookies was a function of your
browser, rather than the web site itself. Am I wrong?

Following some court case a few years ago, web sites were forced to give
you a choice about cookies.

These days it seems to be that one can Accept All very easily, but thererCOs a growing number of sites that donrCOt offer a Reject All button but direct you to their Cookie Policy that also doesnrCOt have such a Reject button either but does give you the opportunity to set the sliders to No for a couple of hundred Legitimate Interest sites. I just click the Back button
at that point and go elsewhere.

Most browsers can take a "cookie killer" extension which will remove all cookies with a single click. With stupid sites like the RHS it's easier
to accept all cookies then use the cookie killer button to get rid of
them, than search through the options to try to refuse cookies.
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Jeff
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On 22/03/2025 22:27, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 22/03/2025 21:29, Polly@golly wrote:

As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding
plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of
used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid
of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am
not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?

Can you expand on why you have "nowhere in the garden to put it"? Is the garden all paved or something similar? Spent compost can be added to any flower bed and will act as a near inert mulch until it's incorporated
into the soil already there.

If you want to reuse the compost empty the pots/troughs/tubs, etc onto a polythene sheet add Growmore or a slow-release fertiliser and mix well.
If, however, the compost has a pest such as vine weevil in it you'll
have to dispose of it in the general waste.

Basically all current soil areas are full, as I've been putting the old compost on them for years, hence the question! Also as age is winning I
am reducing the ammount I do in the garden, the vegetable patch is now becoming a fruit bed, with currants, goseberrys, rhubarb and blueberrys
(in tubs of course) but standing on the soil.

I admit that I've not used one of the suggestions in the RHS link I was
sent, about using it on the lawn in the autumn - not much help now!

Clearly there are opportunities to reuse the soil, but no direct recommendations of which nutrients to add, and it is recommended that I
use a mixture of the old compost, and some new, which does not help with
the reduction of the amount around the garden!


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In article <vrpd6o$2oi5j$1@dont-email.me>,
Polly@golly <pwllgloyw@gmail.com> wrote:

Clearly there are opportunities to reuse the soil, but no direct >recommendations of which nutrients to add, and it is recommended that I
use a mixture of the old compost, and some new, which does not help with
the reduction of the amount around the garden!

Try Miracle-Gro slow release, with some of the soluble form to
start it off. I can't guarantee it will work, but it's a good bet.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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On 24/03/2025 09:44, Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article<vrpd6o$2oi5j$1@dont-email.me>,
Polly@golly<pwllgloyw@gmail.com> wrote:

Clearly there are opportunities to reuse the soil, but no direct
recommendations of which nutrients to add, and it is recommended that I
use a mixture of the old compost, and some new, which does not help with
the reduction of the amount around the garden!

Try Miracle-Gro slow release, with some of the soluble form to
start it off. I can't guarantee it will work, but it's a good bet.

I have followed this thread with interest as I have invested in some
nice pots this year to replace cheap, tatty black plastic ones. For
reasons of essential economy and because there is very little "garden"
to put it on, I want to re-use some of the old compost along with the newly-purchased. (I was thinking about 2/3 new and 1/3 old, if that's
OK.) I will be buying slow-release fertiliser to add as I re-pot.

How soon after re-potting as above do I need to start using the liquid
seaweed feed that I normally use about every 2 weeks through the summer (provided the pots aren't already soaked from too much rain!)?
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Jenny M Benson
Wrexham, UK
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On 23/03/2025 12:41, Spike wrote:

Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

On 23 Mar 2025 09:53:10 GMT, Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:29:54 +0000, "Polly@golly"
<pwllgloyw@gmail.com> wrote:

As my wife always buys a new bag of compost whenever she buys bedding >>>>> plants/bulbs etc for the troughs on the window cills, I have a mass of >>>>> used compost, and nowhere in the garden to put it! Can I add a
fertiliser (if so which/what) to reuse the compost or how do I get rid >>>>> of it. I have a garden waste system where I live, but (in theory!) I am >>>>> not to add soil!

Any thoughts please?

https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/how-to-reuse-spent-compost >>>
https://www.allotment-garden.org/composts-fertilisers/renew-reuse-potting-compost/

Neither of those web sites offer a -areject all cookies-A button next to the
-aaccept all-A one, so as a personal thing I didn-At proceed any further. Even
Stevens, and all that. I would hope for better from a website like the RHS. >>

I thought accepting or rejecting cookies was a function of your
browser, rather than the web site itself. Am I wrong?

Following some court case a few years ago, web sites were forced to give
you a choice about cookies.

These days it seems to be that one can Accept All very easily, but thererCOs a growing number of sites that donrCOt offer a Reject All button but direct you to their Cookie Policy that also doesnrCOt have such a Reject button either but does give you the opportunity to set the sliders to No for a couple of hundred Legitimate Interest sites. I just click the Back button
at that point and go elsewhere.

Often cookies have a useful function.
It is the shopping basket on some sites, also allowing you to maintain
what's in the shopping basket if you leave the retailers web site and
then come back weeks later.
On one web forum that I read its the cookie that keeps me logged in
without me having to enter a password every time.

This is assuming that the don't delete cookies on a browsers shut down
is enabled for all cookies. In Firefox it is possible to make exceptions
for some (trusted) websites/cookies.

It seems to be more and more common that if you don't accept the
"essential" cookies that you cannot progress any further on the site.
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