Re: Human hair
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- Subject: Re: Human hair
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 02:17:21 -0400
Your question intrigued me, so I did a web search and found "In mammals,
hair, horns, nails, claws, hooves, and even skin are all made up of the
same material: keratin." There's more about hair on this page:
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/jun99/928507693.Bc.r.html
It's organic and will rot in time...I have put clippings from cutting my
hair in the compost heap and if I can remember, I'll throw some outside in
early spring for the birds to use in making nests. Have not found human
hair deters any critters...wish it did...maybe the critters in my garden
just don't care.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Ben Dungan <ben_dungan@hotmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 2:23 PM
>
> Is it true that human hair is a good source of nitrogen? I have heard it
> works as a slow release source of nitrogen. Has anyone heard that.
> Apparently you incorporate it when you plant. I have heard it
reccomended
> when planting mums in the fall.
>
> Ben in Wilmington
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