My old growbags, can I use the compost?

Hi All,

I'm new here and this is my first post!

I grew tomatoes and melons this year for the first time (very exciting) in my conservatory and they grew well, even the melons, although I only got about 7 from 10 plants!

Anyway, I was interested to know what you all do with used growbags? I read that potatoes, tomatoes, melons and peppers can harbour the vert. wilt virus so it feels to me like it'd be best NOT to use the old compost from these bags for anything else.

I'd be delighted to hear what you do.

Rob

 

Thanks for getting back to me.

No, everything grew and looked good. So that's what I'll do then, pop it on the heap! I didn't want to waste it.

 

Hi Robbie
I always put my spent compost on the compost heap as long as there has been no signs of virus or diseases,i believe the compost in the centre can reach extremely high temperatures and will kill most things ,but not potato blight :thumb:

 

I'm building a new composter from a couple of old pallette's so that'll be the first in!!

 

You can burn compost that is suspected to be diseased.

That should please some round here, not.

But you can.