Adding grass to compost bin when garden covered in dandelions

**Two_Sheds** · 27-05-2010, 08:13 PM

Those seeds are highly likely to survive the compost heap. You'll be saving yourself 7 year's weeding if you don't add them to the heap

**Liza** · 28-05-2010, 05:36 AM

I would try and pick as many off as possible before mowing, they will re seed in the lawn. Don't compost.

**rustylady** · 28-05-2010, 06:04 AM

TBH, I would put them in the Council green bin.

**tamsin** · 28-05-2010, 12:00 PM

If they've already gone to seed they'll be blowing around your garden by the weekend anyway. Cut them now, and any yellow ones you can see too.

Tam

**Madasafish** · 28-05-2010, 03:52 PM

Just compost them. Life is too short to worry about a few million dandelions.. and besides bees love them..

(The field next door is covered in dandelions and daisies.. Bees go wild with the pollen and nectar)

**CADS** · 28-05-2010, 06:57 PM

Ok, I am definitely not putting them on my compost heap, which hasn't even started yet.

Between my overgrown weedy allotment and weedy need garden, I don't think I will be getting much composting done this year.

Thanks
CADS

**Polly Fouracre** · 28-05-2010, 07:29 PM

I put all grass mowings straight onto my spud patch. It soon disappears and I make loads of dandelion wine!

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