Topic: Call of nature....

[Multiveg]

The November issue of Organic Gardening magazine has come through the letterbox this morning. Some of us use personal liquid waste as a compost activator, but would you consider composting the other? There is an article on the sawdust loo which sounds interesting (and with this you can compost meat/leftovers if vermin-proofed...)

[windygale]

Hi Multiveg, i can remember my dad said that when he was young they used "night soil" sawdust/shredded paper in the bottom of the trenches, over winter digging and made a compost heap only for flowers,but leave the compost for three years, turning every two months to get the HEAT up to KILL all the germs in the "night soil", BUT I WOULD NOT USE any compost made of "night soil"  sawdust/shredded paper that was put or dug into soil where VEG grows,the idea would put me off , but (Meat & leftovers) Meats, Bones , fish etc-- i think that would encourage rats,
Organic waste, that's "ok" on any compost heap,

hope this helps
windy

[Sarah-b]

Have got a feeling that you might be required to get permission from the council before attempting a system like that.

On the meat issue, my plot neighbour composts all his leftovers. In fact he used to have my plot and I keep digging up bones (presumably his sunday roasts from the last 30 years!). He does get rats and he says that's what the foxes are for.

Sarah

[busy_lizzie]

My sister sent me this a while ago, but don't think I would want to go that far.   :D busy_lizzie

[busy_lizzie]

Sorry the image is too big, still haven't mastered the nack of re-sizing pictures.   ;D busy_lizzie