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Re: Compost!

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Man!!! I had to work out in the garden all day, and this evening I read all
of the e-mail on composting.

Cyn, I think we have found a popular topic.

Ok now for all of the knowledgeable one's (yes Cyn, I am echoing
appreciation.  Amen)  After reading about all of the horrible things dog
poop can do, I just had a horrible thought.

I just dug up my first "square".  Following Mel's advice I started small.  I
have a 2' by 8' plot.  I dug it right in an area of my backyard, because
that is the only I have full sun.  I added a ton of amendments, and worked
the ground really good, so I was convinced I had a nice medium to work with.
I partitioned it off with a border about 5" high so it is a bit of a raised
bed, but I am working with original dirt that was under the lawn.  I just
dug out the lawn, and I had some really nice stuff to work with to begin
with.

Ok, here is my problem.  I have had a dog for 7 years.  She is a Shar Pei,
and is allergic to fleas, so she has been on flea medication forever.  We
give her a bath every two days, (because of her sensitive skin) and she
lives indoors, except to go out and do her business, which she hates, she
thinks she should have a place indoors.

My question, is this dirt I have just planted my winter crop in, infected
with all of that bad stuff you all were talking about?

Do you all start with sterile soil?   Is it safe to eat these vegetables,
assuming I can get any to grow?

Peg

-----Original Message-----
From: CynMob@aol.com <CynMob@aol.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: Compost!


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>Wow.  I'm doing a Homer Simpson, smacking my head and muttering "Doh" over
a
>lot of this.  Need to rethink the dog poop (kill the worms -- of course it
>will!) and fertilizer, I think.
>I have started one small pile that's a "dump everything and leave it" one,
>and I'll have time to leave it all.
>Thanks to everyone for the lessons.  It's very kind of you to take the time
>to spend time educating the less experienced -- I bet there are a number of
>lurkers who're echoing in appreciation.
>I'm saving these notes.
>Cyn
>
>
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