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Composting: Cat Manure
On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:54:36 -0500, songbird wrote:
Dick Adams wrote: Is there any reason not to put cat manure in a compost bin? yes, many, including the spread of some nasty diseases. any child or pregnant woman can be severely effected. songbird Plus there is no upside to using carnivore crap. Carnivores like cats and dogs produce very little waste because meat is a highly efficient food source. Herbivores like cows and horses produce vast quantities of partially digested plant matter which makes excellent fertilizer compost. The bulk of cat waste is the kitty litter not the crap. You don't want modern clumping litter anywhere near your garden, it turns into quick sand and it never hardens or mixes with the soil. About five years ago I tried dumping used cat litter into some groundhog holes on the theory that it contains predator urine which would frighten the groundhogs. It was a huge mistake, the litter turned in to sticky slurry and stayed that way for years. I eventually dug it out and dumped it in the woods. |
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