Weeds? Go Berkeley on ‘em

Fiann Ó Nualláin suggests following the composting method developed by Robert Raabe, a professor of plant pathology at Berkeley, California which produces temperatures high enough to kill tough weeds. 

ONE of the biggest gardening errors is to accidently spread weeds or disease by poor cultivation practices — including by adding material to a compost heap that will not decompose and will later proliferate.

So naturally enough many gardeners may be reticent to compost a weed, but with some technique, it is more than attainable and wholly valuable — as weeds often accumulate many minerals and trace elements that would enrich your compost.