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heidih

On 2/4/2021 at 6:26 AM, Nancy in Pátzcuaro said:

Thanks, everybody. I admit it pains me to discard so much useful herbage, but I think you're right to suggest that I do so. I'd never do that with basil, of course, but rosemary is a different beast. Do you think it would poison the compost? 

Like the pine needles and eucalyptus I am surrounded with here, rosemary can be woody and slow to break down. Too much can affect compost chemistry and inhibit plants when used in the garden Unless you can pre chip it and have plenty of other more usual compost material to mix in - I'd go easy with it.

heidih

heidih

1 hour ago, Nancy in Pátzcuaro said:

Thanks, everybody. I admit it pains me to discard so much useful herbage, but I think you're right to suggest that I do so. I'd never do that with basil, of course, but rosemary is a different beast. Do you think it would poison the compost? 

Like the pine needles and eucalyptus I am surrounded with here, rosemary can be woody and slow to break down. Too much can affect compost chemistry and inhibit plants when used in the garden Unless you can pore chip it and have plenty of other more usual compost material to mix in - I'd go easy with it.

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