Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 > Secondly, does anyone have a garden and not think they are the most > wonderful things to have? An ecosystem all of one's own. I throw all > the seeds, pips and fruit stones that I don't eat into it, I > sometimes urinate and shit in it, as does the cat, and there's all > sorts of microscopic life in it. And the trees add to the decor. In > time, hopefully some of the seeds will sprout, I'm just realising how > grateful I am because I've always lived in flats and only recently > have I moved into a place with a garden. > > Jules Jules- I really wouldn't advise raw shit in the garden- even vegan shit is going to be contaminated by all sorts of pathogens (ie, microscopic life I expect you would prefer to do without!!) therefore it should be properly composted thermophilicaly for at least a year in order to be safe. Even then humanure should only be applied to trees and shrubs, eg, fruit trees, current bushes etc rather than crops you are likely to consume directly such as salad crops of vegetables... For more information check out the humanure handbook, which is online at http://www.weblife.org/humanure/default.html HTH BSG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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