Re: Dog doo as fertilizer
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Dog doo as fertilizer
- From: V* G*
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 16:39:21 PST
Just saw this message & wanted to respond re: dog doo as fertilizer.
[Assuming you weren't kidding! : )] In general, it's not a good idea to
use feces from animals that eat meat as your fertilizer, in particular
dog, cat, or human wastes. Those feces tend to carry disease that can
pass to humans, either while handling it to put on the plot, through
water contamination, or other stuff. Also, it will attract every
scavenger in the area, including rats. My own experience with dog doo
as fertilizer is with my lawn -- in early spring, after the snow melts,
I have these really lush, green clumps of grass dotting the backyard.
It's very pretty, actually! In the warmer months, I collect the doo &
drop it into a "Doggy Dooley Septic System," which is a pit I dug at the
edge of the roses, & lined w/ a plastic deal, the "Doggy Dooley Septic
System." It has a lid which opens by stepping on one edge. You dump
the doo in the pit, & periodically dump some digestive enzyme in on top,
& water. I haven't noticed much difference between the nearby roses &
those farther away from the doggie septic "tank." And believe me,
there's plenty of doo going into that tank! (Great Pyrenees &
Newfoundland -- both make massive contributions!) On the plus side, it
doesn't smell bad except when you're picking the fresh stuff up, and I
don't end up with a big bag or can or whatever that no-one wants to
touch. On the minus side, whenever anyone notices what I'm doing, I
have to go through the whole explanation....
I still don't understand dog food as fertlizer. How's that work?
Vicki
vgreen31@hotmail.com
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