Can I put squash in my compost bin?
YES 🎉
You can put squash into your composting bin!
Key info
Green material📂
2-3 months⏳
30:1⚖️
Get the right balance of brown and green composting materials in your bin with our expert guide.
Yes, you can compost squash – butternut squash, pumpkins and all sorts of summer squash.
The flesh of the squash will compost down quite quickly but the thicker rind will take a bit longer – cut it into pieces if you want it to rot down quicker or disappear into the bulk of the compost.
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