On 31/01/2012 22:26, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-01-31 22:24:24 +0000, Spider said:
On 31/01/2012 19:21, Janet wrote:
In , says...
We put hair out in chicken wire bags, hung from trees. Birds take it
for nesting. Personally, I wouldn't want to put hair in the compost
bin. I doubt it would do any harm, but it doesn't break down well.
I've not found that.
Janet
No doubt it depends on the hair type, but some hair and especially
human hair persists long after death. I've certainly found hair, both
human and animal, lingering in my garden long after its cute and
fluffy by date :~/
It occurs to me that some hair may take longer to break down if it has
had a lot of 'product' used on it, as hairdresssers call it. So strong
shampoos, dyes, conditioners, may all affect the process, perhaps?
I'm sure that's true, but it certainly doesn't apply to RG's bountiful
locks .. or mine .. or my cats.. or the foxes, for that matter.
Perhaps, because I've heard of hair persisting after death, this
peculiar longevity is due to the tender ministrations of undertakers.
We may never know.
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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay