New Approach to Composting

In my early days of gardening, I read as much as I could about composting. I recall reading that it didn't matter what plant matter went into the compost heap, once it decomposed, it was simply compost. And that guiding principle has worked well for us - I think - for many years.














But over the past few years, we have developed a problem with "creeping Charlie" - a weed that slowly takes over the grass and garden, unless it is stopped.

We also have a perennial problem with gout weed spreading.














Recently I read online that invasive plants should not be put into regular garden compost: Any small bit of root that survives composting will start growing again.














Since our municipality collects yard waste,  I have decided to send these invasive plants to the municipal compost site when I pull them out. (Hopefully they won't cause an infestation there!) And hopefully I can get the gout weed and creeping Charlie under control. But it is hard in a yard as big as ours - whatever I do, it never seems to be quite enough!