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Title: Call of nature....
Post by: Multiveg on October 27, 2004, 11:05:03
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...)
Title: Re:Call of nature....
Post by: windygale on October 27, 2004, 11:39:54
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
Title: Re:Call of nature....
Post by: Sarah-b on October 27, 2004, 12:14:36
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
Title: Re:Call of nature....
Post by: busy_lizzie on October 27, 2004, 12:20:26
My sister sent me this a while ago, but don't think I would want to go that far.   :D busy_lizzie
Title: Re:Call of nature....
Post by: busy_lizzie on October 27, 2004, 12:23:40
Sorry the image is too big, still haven't mastered the nack of re-sizing pictures.   ;D busy_lizzie