In article , "V for Vendicar"
m wrote:
"Blattus Slafaly" wrote
Human crap is good for composting.
Well ---- No it isn't really.
If done on a large scale, ya. But on a small scale, - home composting -
it's both unsanitary and damages the compost.
Now if you have a new compost unit to start, then by all means, throw a
lump of dog shit into it, and wait until it's dark and take a good long ****
in it, and dump in some soil to get it activated.
Then Never again
Oh, and no grass clippings either - unless it's large scale.
The occasional broad leaf litter is ok though. But never large amounts.
Broad leaf litter will increase the carbon content of the compost, while
grass will increase the nitrogen content. In both cases, too much will make
it difficult to airate and can cause it to start to smell.
Here's the humanure website:
http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/
Here's teh site's page showing the wide range of humanure toilets:
http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/pho...lbum/index.htm
There's a condensed version of the Humanure Manual free at the webiste.
Bottom line is it makes EXCELLENT compost, which doesn't mean it's smart
to turn the regular compost pile into an open sesspool.
Home made humanure would be great stuff, so long as it reached the proper
sustained temperature for thermophilic decomposition. And it is NOT the
same as large-scale sewage treatment, which includes industrial waste, and
results in an inferior product to home-made humanure.
As for grass, it composts nicely if well mixed with other things in the
"browns" category. If kept in big piles by itself grass can melt into a
slime-slick, but in a proper mix of content, it works dandy. The more
grass in a mixed compost pile, the more it will have to be turned or
otherwise aerated. It also mixes well with rabbit shit or llama poo in a
redworm compost. Smartest though is to not remove grass clippings from the
lawn but to leave them as mulch, so as not to be constantly removing
nutrients.
-paghat the ratgirl
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