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Re: Compost

 Some animals share several diseases and/or parasites with humans.  You don't
want their manure in your compost....just in case your compost doesn't get hot
enough to kill those organisms so that using that compost is unsafe for you.

Barb in Southern Indiana    Zone 5/6     <dorsett@kiva.net>
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Other goodies I toss in include:  coffee grounds, tea bags, egg shells,
dryer lint, grass clippings...most anything that will decompose.
Resources say not to use pet droppings because of the potential for
disease, but livestock  manure is okay.  I'm not sure I understand that
rationale, but I have followed those "rules".

Nancy
Arkansas (zone 7)


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