Add hair to a compost pile
 

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.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Add hair to a compost pile
 

On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:18:55 -0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2012-02-01 17:34:50 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 09:39, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 07:44:31 +0000, Chris Hogg said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:55:13 +0100, David in Normandy
wrote:

On 31/01/2012 10:54, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:44:44 +0000, wrote:

On 2012-01-31 08:12:11 +0000, Chris said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:47:44 +0000 (UTC), (Dick
Adams) wrote:

Question: Is it ok to add hair to a compost pile?
I'm talking about dog hair, cat hair, and human hair.
Has anyone done it?
Does anyone have cites about it?

My wife cuts my and her own hair. The cuttings go on the compost
heap,
as do the contents of the vacuum cleaner which contain cat hair
and
fluff from woollen carpets. They all rot down and provide
nitrogen,
although fluff from synthetic (nylon?) carpets is persistent.
Ours goes out the window to drift where it will and be used for
nesting birds.
and toupees :-)
Presumably for the bald-headed eagles?
Specifically for Merkins?
RUDE!!
I had to ask RG what that meant!! Sweet innocent thing that I am, I
thought it was a rare type of bird until you sent 'rude'. (Blush).

Did he when he told you?! ;-)

Blush? Moi?

Add hair to a compost pile
 

On 01/02/2012 18:18, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 17:34:50 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 09:39, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 07:44:31 +0000, Chris Hogg said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:55:13 +0100, David in Normandy
wrote:

On 31/01/2012 10:54, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:44:44 +0000, wrote:

On 2012-01-31 08:12:11 +0000, Chris said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:47:44 +0000 (UTC), (Dick
Adams) wrote:

Question: Is it ok to add hair to a compost pile?

I'm talking about dog hair, cat hair, and human hair.
Has anyone done it?
Does anyone have cites about it?

My wife cuts my and her own hair. The cuttings go on the compost
heap,
as do the contents of the vacuum cleaner which contain cat hair and
fluff from woollen carpets. They all rot down and provide nitrogen,
although fluff from synthetic (nylon?) carpets is persistent.

Ours goes out the window to drift where it will and be used for
nesting birds.

and toupees :-)

Presumably for the bald-headed eagles?


Specifically for Merkins?

RUDE!!


I had to ask RG what that meant!! Sweet innocent thing that I am, I
thought it was a rare type of bird until you sent 'rude'. (Blush).

Did he when he told you?! ;-)


He didn't strain the smallest blood vessel. I'm the one that blushed.
Thought I'd stopped doing that years ago!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Add hair to a compost pile
 

On 01/02/2012 19:11, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 19:05:30 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 18:18, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 17:34:50 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 09:39, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 07:44:31 +0000, Chris Hogg said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:55:13 +0100, David in Normandy
wrote:

On 31/01/2012 10:54, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:44:44 +0000, wrote:

On 2012-01-31 08:12:11 +0000, Chris said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:47:44 +0000 (UTC), (Dick
Adams) wrote:

Question: Is it ok to add hair to a compost pile?

I'm talking about dog hair, cat hair, and human hair.
Has anyone done it?
Does anyone have cites about it?

My wife cuts my and her own hair. The cuttings go on the compost
heap,
as do the contents of the vacuum cleaner which contain cat
hair and
fluff from woollen carpets. They all rot down and provide
nitrogen,
although fluff from synthetic (nylon?) carpets is persistent.

Ours goes out the window to drift where it will and be used for
nesting birds.

and toupees :-)

Presumably for the bald-headed eagles?


Specifically for Merkins?

RUDE!!


I had to ask RG what that meant!! Sweet innocent thing that I am, I
thought it was a rare type of bird until you sent 'rude'. (Blush).

Did he when he told you?! ;-)


He didn't strain the smallest blood vessel. I'm the one that blushed.
Thought I'd stopped doing that years ago!

Well, now you have to consider your revenge! ;-)


Ah yes, sweet revenge! Well, I could always give him an interesting
*cranial* hair cut ...

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Add hair to a compost pile
 

On 01/02/2012 21:26, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:41:21 +0000, JakeNospam@invalid wrote:

On Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:11:04 +0000, wrote:



Well, now you have to consider your revenge! ;-)

You mean something like elope with a Brazilian?

chuckle!



Jake, Chris, you're a pair of rogues! Oddly enough, things Brazilian
cropped up in conversation at a friend's dinner party recently, so I
know that one .. not personally, I hasten to add ...
(stops digging hole).

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Add hair to a compost pile
 

On 01/02/2012 22:58, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 22:09:17 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 19:11, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 19:05:30 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 18:18, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 17:34:50 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 09:39, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 07:44:31 +0000, Chris Hogg said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:55:13 +0100, David in Normandy
wrote:

On 31/01/2012 10:54, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:44:44 +0000,
wrote:

On 2012-01-31 08:12:11 +0000, Chris said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:47:44 +0000 (UTC),
(Dick
Adams) wrote:

Question: Is it ok to add hair to a compost pile?

I'm talking about dog hair, cat hair, and human hair.
Has anyone done it?
Does anyone have cites about it?

My wife cuts my and her own hair. The cuttings go on the
compost
heap,
as do the contents of the vacuum cleaner which contain cat
hair and
fluff from woollen carpets. They all rot down and provide
nitrogen,
although fluff from synthetic (nylon?) carpets is persistent.

Ours goes out the window to drift where it will and be used for
nesting birds.

and toupees :-)

Presumably for the bald-headed eagles?


Specifically for Merkins?


RUDE!!


I had to ask RG what that meant!! Sweet innocent thing that I am, I
thought it was a rare type of bird until you sent 'rude'. (Blush).

Did he when he told you?! ;-)


He didn't strain the smallest blood vessel. I'm the one that blushed.
Thought I'd stopped doing that years ago!

Well, now you have to consider your revenge! ;-)


Ah yes, sweet revenge! Well, I could always give him an interesting
*cranial* hair cut ...

I'll give you a hint. Toes.
--
Sacha



He doesn't have hair on his toes .... have I missed something - again!?

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Add hair to a compost pile
 

On 02/02/2012 16:32, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-02 16:05:57 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 22:58, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 22:09:17 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 19:11, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 19:05:30 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 18:18, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 17:34:50 +0000, Spider said:

On 01/02/2012 09:39, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-01 07:44:31 +0000, Chris Hogg said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:55:13 +0100, David in Normandy
wrote:

On 31/01/2012 10:54, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:44:44 +0000,
wrote:

On 2012-01-31 08:12:11 +0000, Chris said:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:47:44 +0000 (UTC),
(Dick
Adams) wrote:

Question: Is it ok to add hair to a compost pile?

I'm talking about dog hair, cat hair, and human hair.
Has anyone done it?
Does anyone have cites about it?

My wife cuts my and her own hair. The cuttings go on the
compost
heap,
as do the contents of the vacuum cleaner which contain cat
hair and
fluff from woollen carpets. They all rot down and provide
nitrogen,
although fluff from synthetic (nylon?) carpets is persistent.

Ours goes out the window to drift where it will and be used
for
nesting birds.

and toupees :-)

Presumably for the bald-headed eagles?


Specifically for Merkins?


RUDE!!


I had to ask RG what that meant!! Sweet innocent thing that I am, I
thought it was a rare type of bird until you sent 'rude'. (Blush).

Did he when he told you?! ;-)


He didn't strain the smallest blood vessel. I'm the one that blushed.
Thought I'd stopped doing that years ago!

Well, now you have to consider your revenge! ;-)


Ah yes, sweet revenge! Well, I could always give him an interesting
*cranial* hair cut ...

I'll give you a hint. Toes.
--
Sacha



He doesn't have hair on his toes .... have I missed something - again!?

Shame. I'm told waxing them is very - er, thought-provoking!!


I suspect this is meant to sound painful! I think I'll stick to
innocently putting hair out for the birds and leave Brazillian toes and
such to their own devices!;~)

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Add hair to a compost pile
 

On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:26:23 -0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2012-02-02 16:39:34 +0000, Spider said:

On 02/02/2012 16:32, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-02 16:05:57 +0000, Spider said:
snip
He doesn't have hair on his toes .... have I missed something -
again!?
Shame. I'm told waxing them is very - er, thought-provoking!!
I suspect this is meant to sound painful! I think I'll stick to
innocently putting hair out for the birds and leave Brazillian toes and
such to their own devices!;~)

I think you could be making a wise move! He's worth it! ;-)

Actually Sacha I do appreciate carefully maintained topiary.