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dog faeces can it be added to compost heap
Janet Baraclough wrote:
The message from "ned" contains these words: There are those who claim that the best tomatoes are those fed on sheep dip. I have never heard such a claim..at least, not from anyone who knows what sheep dip is. Perhaps I should have enclosed 'sheep dip' in quotes. What I was referring to was the concoction made by soaking sheep purls in water until a dark green liquid is formed. This then being applied as a 'liquid manure' to grow bags planted up with tomatoes. The practice dates back, as I can verify, to the late 1940's when I was allowed to accompany my father on his golf outings with the prime task of cleaning up the sheep mown fairways. Whether they had growbags in them days escapes me. 'Probably not. 'Most likely it was trenches filled with leaf mould. But the practice was most certainly carried forward into the 'grow bag' era. I'll bet there is many an allotment sporting bags of sheep purls dangling in a bucket of water. What do you think happens to the contents of all those rural septic tanks filled with human waste? No, it is not taken to sewerage farms for 'processing'. It is spread 'neat' on farmland. Where? In my long experience of rural septic tanks, the contents are collected by local councils and taken to sewage plants for treatment. Some sell heat-treated sewage as fertiliser on land-reclamation projects. Where? Right here in rural East Midlands. The collection bowser is tractor drawn and waltzes straight off to spread it on the land. I am aware of the heat treatment plants around major conurbations but in this neck of the woods, the council is hardly gong to indulge in 50 mile round trips to process my human 'animal' calls of nature when my neighbouring farmers are spreading all their farm 'animal' waste products over their own fields. 'Sure it pongs for a couple of days. But then, so does rape pollen. Its all part of natures 'rich' pattern. :-) You know it makes sense. ;-) I've just had a look in our 'Yellow Pages' under 'waste disposal'. The Council does not offer a service - but dozens of other companies do. One actually advertises "Sewage sludge and all other organic waste liquid removed. Land injection specialists - returning natural waste back to the land." ;-) I rest my case. Just a bit OT now, aren't we. |
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