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Can I stand my compost bin on a patch of garden where ground elder and bindweed grow or will these weeds flourish in the rotting compost?

April 26, 2017bindweed compost compost bin Elder garden ground grow patch stand weeds

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Can I stand my compost bin on a patch of garden where ground elder and bindweed grow or will these weeds flourish in the rotting compost?

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The ground elder and bindweed roots will potentially grow into the compost produced inside the bin. If the garden area where you plan to use the compost is not free of these weeds then I wouldn’t advise putting the bin in this location.