Comments on: Ivy

By: Deborah Duffin

Deborah Duffin — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:10:29 +0000

I have already added ivy to my compost heap – is it safe to use the resulting compost to grow my salad & veg in?

By: David Coon

David Coon — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:50:42 +0000

I had a lot of ivy that i pulled out of the ground. I piled it up and ran over it several time with my mower. I then piled it up with shredded fall leaves and it composted fine.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 08:57:24 +0000

How long exactly would you leave the ivy in a separate bag before transferring it to the compost bin? Days, weeks, months?

By: Derek North

Derek North — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 17:40:57 +0000

As I feared – ivy quick to respond and grow. Wondered about composting green then drying and burning the stems. Anyway it can all go in black bags for now. Thank you for your advice.

By: Graham White

Graham White — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 11:24:29 +0000

This advice was helpful to me too!

By: Matt Jones

Matt Jones — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 09:51:01 +0000

Hey, do you think it can be composted after breaking it down in a garden shredder?

By: David Goddard

David Goddard — Sun, 22 May 2016 14:19:50 +0000

To speed up decomposition, I run my lawn mower over my light garden clippings, which shreds them quite finely (in both senses of the word), before adding them to my pile. I wonder if ivy shredded like this would take root or not?

By: Covell

Covell — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:40:01 +0000

Thank you for your advice. It has been most helpful