Can I Compost Vegetables?

Yes, you can compost chillis. Because they require such a warm...

Yes, you can compost potatoes. Be aware though that potatoes...

Yes, sweet potatoes, also known (somewhat inaccurately) as...

Yes, parsnips can be added to your compost heap. However, as...

Cut them up into smaller chunks if you want them to rot down...

Yes, you can compost broad (fava) bean pods. Though the pods...

Yes, Brussels sprouts can be composted. (In fact, the...

Yes, you can compost peppers (aka bell peppers or capsicums)...

Yes, you can compost courgettes, whether you call them that or...

Yes, you can compost swedes – we mean the vegetable also...

Yes, you can compost kale. Even though they’re pretty...

Yes, you can compost broccoli. Broccoli heads and leaves...

Yes, you can compost squash – butternut squash, pumpkins...

Yes, you can compost cucumbers. As they’ve got a high...

Yes, you can compost spinach and other similar leafy greens...

Yes, you can compost cauliflowers. Break the head up into...

Yes, you can compost mushrooms. Mushrooms peelings and stalks...

Yes, you can compost garlic – with a couple of warnings....

Yes, you can compost all the various bits of sweet corn on the...

Yes, you can compost onions – but with a few...

Yes, you can compost leeks. The outer leaves and tops compost...