Although the directions say not to use used kitty litter for gardening
purposes, it seems like it would be beneficial to gain nutrients left by kitty
poop.

Is used kitty little really bad for plants?

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kitty litter is NOT good for the garden, what it will do is draw to your garden
all the strays in the area. It is not like the steer manure which is plant based
to start with.


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"Ablang" wrote in message
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Although the directions say not to use used kitty litter for gardening
purposes, it seems like it would be beneficial to gain nutrients left by kitty
poop.

Is used kitty little really bad for plants?

-- "I'm 30 years too young to date Anna Nicole Smith, and I'm 30 years too
old
to date Demi Moore."
Arnold Schwarzanegger, referring to being 55 years old


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The directions say not to use used kitty litter...what part of that is not
understood?

As for your tag line, I'd do Demi in a second.

Victoria


On 05 Jul 2003 00:37:54 GMT, uvNorCa (Ablang) wrote:

Although the directions say not to use used kitty litter for gardening
purposes, it seems like it would be beneficial to gain nutrients left by kitty
poop.

Is used kitty little really bad for plants?

-- "I'm 30 years too young to date Anna Nicole Smith, and I'm 30 years too old
to date Demi Moore."
Arnold Schwarzanegger, referring to being 55 years old

On 05 Jul 2003 00:37:54 GMT, uvNorCa (Ablang) typed
these words:

Although the directions say not to use used kitty litter for gardening
purposes, it seems like it would be beneficial to gain nutrients left by kitty
poop.

Is used kitty little really bad for plants?

-- "I'm 30 years too young to date Anna Nicole Smith, and I'm 30 years too old
to date Demi Moore."
Arnold Schwarzanegger, referring to being 55 years old


Carnivore droppings are too strong for plants. When cats use a garden
as a litterbox, plants die.

Julie


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On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 00:37:54 +0000, Ablang wrote:

Although the directions say not to use used kitty litter for gardening
purposes, it seems like it would be beneficial to gain nutrients left by kitty
poop.

Is used kitty little really bad for plants?



I doubt that the cat droppings will injure the plants but the parasites
and pathogens in the cat scat may very well hurt you if not treated
correctly. The same is true with dog, pig and human scat. The only way I
can see using any of the above is to cook it to kill off the
parasites and pathogens before composting or right after composting. With
all the effort you would have to put into making the scat safe for
handling, just seem worth while to me.

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On 05 Jul 2003 00:37:54 GMT, uvNorCa (Ablang) wrote:

Is used kitty little really bad for plants?

It can introduce desease.

The best rule is to avoid manure from carnivores, and compost only
manure from herbivores.

What is your kitty litter made of? The Pine litter I use works fine in
certain locations as a mulch (under bushes where it is not going to get
stepped in and handled by accident). The clay litter would not be a good
idea in my opinion.
"Ablang" wrote in message
...
Although the directions say not to use used kitty litter for gardening
purposes, it seems like it would be beneficial to gain nutrients left by
kitty
poop.

Is used kitty little really bad for plants?

-- "I'm 30 years too young to date Anna Nicole Smith, and I'm 30 years
too old
to date Demi Moore."
Arnold Schwarzanegger, referring to being 55 years old

I agree it is better to recycle or compost it in some way rather than
sending one or two cubic feet of it to the landfill each week.

Here's a link for what to do with cat feces and why:

http://www.mastercomposter.com/ref/orgmat2.html#cat

And elsewhere on the site they give instructions for building a 'soil
ingestor' which is how they suggest you compost dog or cat feces. I can't
imagine scooping it out after it fills up in a couple years and using it ON
any plants personally, but I'm considering digging in an old trash can at
the back corner for this purpose. With an open bottom, it would leach into
the lower soil levels and I imagine a tree or bush or two that likes those
'ingredients' would find them and use them...
http://www.mastercomposter.com/more/ingest.html

hth,
John
Austin, Tex



"Ablang" wrote in message
...
Although the directions say not to use used kitty litter for gardening
purposes, it seems like it would be beneficial to gain nutrients left by
kitty
poop.

Is used kitty little really bad for plants?

-- "I'm 30 years too young to date Anna Nicole Smith, and I'm 30 years
too old
to date Demi Moore."
Arnold Schwarzanegger, referring to being 55 years old

The only way I
can see using any of the above is to cook it to kill off the
parasites and pathogens before composting or right after composting.

Now there's an appealing picture - hey, Dear, I'm home. What IS that you're
cooking on the stove - it smells?? Say what????