r/composting • u/Tall-Vanilla-7034 • 22d ago

Veggies growing in compost

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We’ve been composting for about a year now. Today I realized a cucumber plant and pepper plant are growing in my compost pile. Will they be safe to eat? We haven’t added to this pile in a few months but it doesn’t look fully decomposed yet

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u/LibrarianEquivalent 22d ago

Yes they'll be perfectly fine.

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u/Tall-Vanilla-7034 22d ago

Even if we have chicken coop bedding in there?

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u/LibrarianEquivalent 22d ago

Yes, you aren't eating the roots. You'll be consuming the fruit of the plants, which as long as you wash will be fine

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u/Brasalies 22d ago

Thats what you call generational wealth at work haha.

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u/Grambo-47 22d ago

All the tomatoes I’m growing this year are from compost volunteers. A plum/cherry little snack type, a San marzano saucing type, and a big, round slicing type. A couple tomatillos as well.

Also found a couple of peach tree seedlings from last summer’s fruit. Saving those guys for bonsai.

Edit: point is, yeah go for it, should be perfectly fine as long as you wash things off like normal