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Re: Compost Materials

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Herbivore manures are OK for the pile, carnivore manures and of course human
manure (feces) must be handled with extreme care.

Thus parakeet, gerbil, hamster, guinea pig, mouse, rat, rabbit, goat and so
on are good for the pile.

With all animal manures it is good to observe the Talmudic injunction---"Do
not use your (composted) manure until some time after the outcasts have used
theirs"

Well-aged manure is generally viewed in the horticultural literature as
superior, and for the food garden I would think this would hold even more
true, and prudent.

Four months is the minimum period for composting animal manures by organic
certification rules, and people like Eliot Coleman prefer compost that is a
year and a half old....

It is true that you can destroy all pathogens in manures by hot composting
for as little as two weeks (or even less). But there is more to composting
than destroying pathogens, just as there is more to a fine wine than a quick
stomp thru the grape vat...:-)

Frank---is out sifting compost today, preparing sqft gardens for the kids...

-----Original Message-----
From: MomLittr@aol.com <MomLittr@aol.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 9:30 AM
Subject: Compost Materials


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>Ok, I know that dog and cat droppings are an absolute no-no when it comes
to
>using them in the compost pile; but what about smaller animals like birds
>(parakeets), hamsters, gerbils, etc.......  Truthfully, I wish I had a
rabbit
>because I know they are great for the pile, but was just curious about
>"caged" pet droppings.  Any ideas on these?
>
>
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