magnolia tree

TightenUp · April 22, 2013

any reason to keep these flower petals out of the compost pile? the tree sheds them like crazy

Redbaron · April 22, 2013

Nope. They are food for worms. I would just leave 'em.

TightenUp · April 22, 2013

if i leave them they'll become food for the worms in the lawn. if i compost them they'll eventually make it into the garden about 75 yards away

bughunter99 · April 22, 2013

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Originally Posted by TightenUp

any reason to keep these flower petals out of the compost pile? the tree sheds them like crazy

Nope they degrade very quickly. I dumped about 30 pounds of them in mile pile last year and a week later they had shrunk down to almost nothing.

Redbaron · April 29, 2013

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Originally Posted by TightenUp

if i leave them they'll become food for the worms in the lawn. if i compost them they'll eventually make it into the garden about 75 yards away

AHA rake them from the lawn and into the compost pile. SURE. By all means!

April 22, 2013	#1
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	magnolia tree any reason to keep these flower petals out of the compost pile? the tree sheds them like crazy __________________

April 22, 2013	#2
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Nope. They are food for worms. I would just leave 'em. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

April 22, 2013	#3
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	if i leave them they'll become food for the worms in the lawn. if i compost them they'll eventually make it into the garden about 75 yards away __________________