Trees growing in compost pile............
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Comments (11)Yes, my kitchen garbage dug into the garden as compost grows also!! I have nice cucumbers growing from old cukes composted in last Fall & they taste great ... not bitter as I had expected! The potato peelings composted in the garden have produced a lot of good size 'taters but since they are growing everywhere (guess I miss some in the Fall when I dig them)I read that tomatoes & potatoes are NOT companion plants & it seems the tomatoe plants are not growing as tall for me as in the past. Think this Fall I will make sure NO potatoes are left in the ground where I grow the tomatoes again & see if it makes a difference. On the farm we had to cut potato 'eyes' to plant each Spring but guess the store bought potatoes have viable 'eyes' still in the peelings!...See MorePicture of Plant growing in compost pile
Comments (13)I would like to suggest that you can remove it and cut it to go back into your compost pile, but it's such as healthy and thriving plant that did well even without your care. Might be having awesome potatoes!...See MoreMushrooms growing in my compost pile
Comments (3)Although I don't think it has been thoroughly researched, it's true that fungi play an important part of composting. I found a group of mushrooms sprouting through the grass clippings on my compost pile this afternoon. I'll have to take a picture of it....See Moreawesome plant growing in my compost pile
Comments (7)Good advice above. Just cover the pile a bit, start a temporary pile somewhere and wait it out. Post more pics when you have gourds! I do think it's a gourd plant despite the resemblance of the leaves to beans. The thick stems are easy to distinguish from bean vines, not to mention the flowers and fruit....See Morevgkg Z-7 Va
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