What plants should I NOT compost? (flowers, grow, Ivy, yard)

[tribechamy]

We're in the middle of a big garden clean-up, and one of the aggressive plants I'm trying to tackle is English Ivy. Just looking at the roots it seems like the kind of plant that would probably sprout again even once cut (true?) so I'm hesitant about composting it. Any tips for safe disposal? We have a ton.

Also, are there any other plants or types of plants which I should not put in the compost bin? (That is when the compost from the bin is expected to be used elsewhere in the garden at a future date)

Thanks!

[no kudzu]

Sometimes compost piles can yield surprises and they aren't always positive. We had a poster in my local area who had a mystery gourd or squash show up in her yard and i think she said she used compost as soil additive or mulch. in any event I usually give away english ivy. there are actually fools who would spend money to buy this at the nursery so they are happy to get some free. stick it at the curb with free ivy sign or call free cycle. Or burn it.
don't compost flowers in seed stage or of course anything poisonous or obnoxious spreader. Some bush stems will never decompose. and of course you know never to try to compost meat of any kind.

[Luvvarkansas]

I agree, don't put the English ivy in there, it will simply grow roots and take over the compost pile!

Sometimes you get pleasant surprises by the compost pile....once I had some purple coneflowers come up from seed, and they were hardier and much more robust growers than the original plant. Now I have them all over the yard, for free!