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Can anyone advise me about used compost from growing early potato's. I grew the potato's in old compost sacks and now we're havesting them . Can we put the spent compost on our raised beds for next year.
Any help would be appreciated.

Dear Josie, the old compost will be just fine on your raised beds, and a good way of improving the depth and texture of the soil.

Thanks very much Oldherbaceous.

We grow five or six sacks of new potatoes every year and I keep the compost to plant up the tubs and window boxes with wallflowers and bulbs (augmented with a bit of slow release fertiliser) and then spread the rest on the vegetable beds, expect where we are growing potatoes the following year.

now I will use my old potato compost on beds and pots etc. Just one thing though did I read somewhere that no good for tomatoes because they are from the same family - or did I make that up.....

kwa50
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Hi Kwa50,
You are correct in what you have said. Not where Tomatoes are to grow and I would also suggest Peppers and Aubergines to be added to your list.
JB.