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    Hi All

    If I crush or shred My windfall apples will they by ok to put in the compost

    Thanks

    Anthonyjb

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    Wouldn't even bother crushing them if they're going on the compost - nature will do the work for you. If you have LOADS then don't forget to balance things out with some dry matter, otherwise you'll end up with a compost bin full of gloop.
    But hang on.....what about cider??????
    Last edited by Creemteez; 31-08-2013, 02:31 PM.
    When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!

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    • #3
      Or apple pies, or apple sauce, or as an ingredient in jams and chutneys?

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      • #4
        Seems a pity to waste apples even windfall ones.
        Location....East Midlands.

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        • #5
          Gaaaawwwd- NEVER chuck them in the compost- unless it's a last resort!!!!

          Imagine you are really, really starving....you could make so many yummy dishes with them!


          If you DO shove them in the compost- either you live a ridiculously busy life....or you have more dosh spare than you think!!!

          go on- let us know what you did with them....even if it's giving them to someone else who has the time to something with them!!
          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

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          • #6
            Make Apple juice or CIDER
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            • #7
              Originally posted by anthonyjb View Post
              If I crush or shred My windfall apples will they by ok to put in the compost
              Why bother shredding them? They rot down really quick just chopped in quarters.

              However, I'd rather you put them out for the blackbirds
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                I dry the good bits in the dehydrator after dipping in a bowl of water with some lemon juice to stop them going brown ,or for a real treat,take them from the lemon juice,shake off and cover in a mix of caster sugar with a good dose of ground cinnamon before drying
                Last edited by snakeshack; 01-09-2013, 09:35 PM.
                don't be afraid to innovate and try new things
                remember.........only the dead fish go with the flow

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                • #9
                  I was trying to decide what to do with mine this year. And then they got a bit wrinkley and I thought, what could I do with them now....and while I was trying to get motivated a possum and the local birds started eating them, so I let them, as there wasn't much food around for them this year.
                  Ali

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