She reluctantly agreed to having her coat trimmed the other day. It really is far too hot with such a thick coat of hair.
What did you do with it Dave? Obviously I did not throw it away. I decided to make dog 🐕 hair compost.
"Dog Hair Compost?" " Didn't we see them play at Stonehenge free festival in 1986?" 🤔 " No we went to "Hair" the musical!"
Yes you are right regular readers. I took it to my veg plot and used it to fill up one of my repurposed raised beds.
Apparently according to the Tinternet and Tweb. Hair is full of nitrogen and makes very good compost.
Anyone else use hair to make compost?
Hair also can take a very long time to degrade...and I wouldn't want any flea/ tick treatment or suchlike, which would be on or in the hair, in the compost
ReplyDeleteThanks GZ. I will bury it deep in the repurposed raised beds.
DeleteWhen I brush our cats, I always popped their hair into the composter, only a tiny amount, but it all helps, in the spring I tuck it in the crook of a tree branch for the nesting birds.
ReplyDeleteGood ideas Marlene. I often seen nesting birds foraging for straw, sticks and even hair.
ReplyDeleteAs gz says, I always thought that hair doesn't break down very easily. Some Egyptian mummies apparently still had some hair remaining!!
ReplyDeleteIt's full of nitrogen JayCee. I will put it right at the bottom of the repurposed raised beds.
DeleteNever thought of composting hair. I'm getting a hair cut in a few days at our house. I'll sweep it up and add it to the pile .
ReplyDeleteIt's better than burning hair Linda. That gives off an awful smell. I try to use anything organic in the veg plot.
ReplyDeleteIndeed we do - used to get bags full from the barbers.
ReplyDeleteHow resourceful TM.
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