Vermicomposting Human Waste
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Comments (3)Nathan, -Put an 8' fence around your place. We fenced in a large area at the end of the lane and included the vegetable/fruit garden inside it. No problems anymore with deer in the strawberries, peas, carrots, beets, raspberries, etc. -Get a border collie or other outside dog that will protect your yard. Ours loves to run and deer are perfect objects to run after. Not so much any more because they know that there is a dog in the yard, so they kind of avoid the yard now. -Spray a mixture of 1 egg in a gallon of water on your perennials and trees. Beat your egg first so it will go through your spray nozzle in your sprayer, then add it to the gallon of water. The protein smell from the egg is what the deer do not like. Some people add all kinds of other stuff like garlic, pepper, etc to it also but it is not necessary. This solution I have used for years (before we got our dog) and I found it extremely effective. It does need to be reapplied after a rain though. I know exactly the frustration deer can cause. I have huge perennial flowerbeds and would rather see my flowers bloom and flourish than feed the deer with the flowers. They can go eat in the farmer's field next to my yard instead. Brenda...See MoreVermicomposting garden waste esp. leaves
Comments (6)PK, I think the list of leaves that should NOT be added to a worm bin is very short. You mentioned eucalyptus because of the oils. I've read that leaves from certain oak species (don't know which ones) take a very long time to get processed, but don't seem to harm the worms. Pine needles take 6-12 months, but the worms love them. I use camphor tree leaves all the time and the worms love them. I tested by adding a small amount in one corner and watching to see if the worms avoided them. I've added freshly fallen leaves (not yet decomposing) as top bedding. It does no harm, but the worms won't really start processing them until they start decomposing a bit more. I collect leaves through Fall & Winter and leave them in the bags. I then use them throughout the year as bedding for my worm bins. Within a few weeks they start to get moldy and/or slimy depending on moisture content - perfect for the worms. If I was in a hurry or wanted to save space, I'd put the leaves through a shredder....See MoreVermicomposting
Comments (7)Thanks for the follow up. I am new to my profession and am intregued by the science of it. To be able to take a nuisence waste and turn it back to nature effevtively is quite gratifing. I have alot to learn and am egar to do so. I am always looking for ways to be more efficient and environmentally friendly. Here at my waste water treatment plant we do many things to be friendly. We heat the aeribic digester with its self generated methane, we dry with sun and wind, all my process is microbiological zooglial masses. To add worms to the end product (stable sludge) and further compost it to somthing less offensive and otherwise useable would be a great thing. ANyone's help would be appreciated. Figure it cost's me $39.00 per ton to get rid of still I would like to give it away or sell it to offset the cost trickling down to the public. We are a municipality so we represent the people. Even though the office don't take it seriously I spend like it is my own money within reason. Now that I rambled on the bottom line is still the creation of a useable compost and can worms create it from stabilized human waste that is real high in nitrogen and metals?...See Morevermicomposting pet waste
Comments (16)Hi all! I'm a regular reader, but infrequent poster but I thought I'd chime in. I have two large dogs. One of them will only go in the back right had corner of the yard. Great! I used to clean up that area every two days and put the waste in the garbage can. One winter, many leaves had fallen on top of the area and I went a few weeks w/out picking up after her. When I went out to clean up, the layers of waste and leaves had added up to about 3 inches. I decided to rake it up with a garden rake and bag it. I noticed that under the pile, the matter had all started to decompose and there was a rich humus left behind as well as many many earthworms. At that point, I decided to try a seperate compost bin for the dog waste. I created a bin with shredded leaves and hay and I add the waste to it every few days. When I add the waste, I either make a hole in the leaves (with a fork, of course) and then cover it up OR I put a new layer of leaves on the top. This cuts down on any odor and encourages decomposition. The worms have showed up on their own and are multiplying and turning the bin for me. I don't do anything to it. I don't have an odor and after a year, I don't have a full bin--it reduces very quickly. I have not used this compost on the landscaping, but in a few years, I will probably put it on the ornamental shrubbery. My point in this long post is that the worms are doing what they are bred to do--decompose organic matter. Any animal waste is deposited on the ground and handled by a variety of insects. Sure, not in the same volume of two domesticated dogs living in a small space, but with a certain amount of management, this or any other composting system will work for dog waste. Whether you decide to use the resulting compost is a personal decision, and we're all educated on the topic enough to make an informed decision about it. I commend all of you for making an effort to reduce waste in the landfills! My local landfill is petitioning the county to expand at this point, which is a sore spot with the few environmentalists in the area. Cheers! Sang....See More- 9 years ago
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