Post new message
No registration required to post messages & replies.
To track to your Messages you'll need to register.
Username
Email
Password
Enter your email and password in the fields above then click here to Sign In.
Annuals/Perennials
Australian Natives
Bonsai
Bromeliads
Bulbs/Corms/Tubers
Cactii/Succulents
Climbers/Creepers
Ferns/Palms/Cycads
Fruit & Nuts
Garden Environment
Garden Shop Products
Handy Hints
Hedge
Hedges
Herbs
Landscaping
Lawns/Groundcovers
Orchids
Organic
Pest & Diseases
Pests
Plant health
Pots, Planters & Tubs
Propagation
Roses
Seeds
Shrubs - native
Shrubs - non native
Soil
Tools & Machinery
Trees - native
Trees - non native
Vegetables
Veggie Pests
Water Gardens
Weeding
What is this?
Weeds
Advice please
Composting
Sick plants
Sun/shade
Watering
Compost Content
Composting Wood
Garden Environment > Composting
I am thinking about making a compost heap and using kitchen waste/scraps ect. My question is, would the absorbent pads that come in meat trays and the like, be suitable to throw in to the compost to act as water retainers when dug into the veggie patch.
Hey Genia, those absorbent pads are generally made of a plastic base which would not biodegrade. I'd not put that stuff in if I were you. Better to put cellulose based products like kitchen paper, egg boxes (broken up of course) even newspaper and cardboard. It all breaks down and is good for water retention. You also want to avoid any meat based products in your compost as it attracts vermin.
© 2010-2024 GardensOnline Shopping Pty. Ltd.
The following error found:
Close