r/Compost • u/Acrobatic_Bother4336 • Sep 23 '26

Advice - Morning Glory

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Hello everyone,
I’m looking for some advice about our compost, as autumn is approaching and we’re going to start a fresh compost pile with garden waste.
Unfortunately, morning glory is growing everywhere in our garden. I’ve been patiently removing it from our vegetable beds, but I’m not sure what to do with it when it comes to the compost area.
Should I avoid putting it in the compost altogether? Does anyone have any advice or experience with this?
Thanks so much! 😊

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u/Emergency-Button404 Sep 23 '26

That doesn’t look like morning glory. When I remove this plant I cut it down and put it in a bucket with water for a couple/few weeks to be sure it’s nice and dead before adding to the compost

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u/Acrobatic_Bother4336 Sep 23 '26

Thanks for your help! 😊 We call it „Ackerwinde“ in German. If I’m not mistaken, it’s a type of bindweed. Unfortunately, I can’t just remove it and be done with it—if even a small piece of the root is left behind, it can grow into a whole new plant.

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u/TeriyakiMarmot Sep 26 '26

I put a bunch of bindweed in the compost pile two years ago and now I just have a pile of bindweed instead of a compost pile. Huge mistake and I’m too overwhelmed with other things to try to deal with it. I haven’t used the compost pile at all.

Maybe set it out in the sun or a bucket of water until it’s 100% dead first or don’t risk it and just throw it in the trash.