[tillytup]

i saw an advert earlier that said "bags containing straw, hay, chopped flax and rabbit urine/droppings". Is this any good for putting on a compost heap or is it bad to grow veg in rabbit waste?

[tam]

Rabbit poop is good, they are herbivores so same as horse poop etc. 

[richyrich7]

Yeah bung it on, 

[tillytup]

good good
rabbit sanctuary up the road leaves it out to be collected by whoever wants some
thankyou

[richyrich7]

I get loads of a pal who has a herd of 20+ guinea pigs, good mix of hay and poo/wee and woodshavings I have a very large pile rotting away 

[tillytup]

mmmm yummy lol

[richyrich7]

  stinks as you walk up to the plot you can smell it on a wet day 

[tillytup]

oh i bet your plot neighbours love you. mr guinea pig poo
i suppose there are worse things you could smell....not sure what tho

[richyrich7]

No neighbours on my site it's pretty empty  even before I got the poo 

[tillytup]

they knew you were coming.. with your smelly compost. How come it's so quiet? i thought most places had waiting lists

[richyrich7]

Dunno why it's so quite there's a few with waiting lists in Leicester but for some reason it does not seem as popular as it is in other areas.

[tillytup]

there are spare plots on our site too. I think its because the site manager lady looks angry all the time 

[richyrich7]

there are spare plots on our site too. I think its because the site manager lady looks angry all the time 

  not much help tho' 

[Paul Plots]

We have two compost heaps - did have two cats. One now planted (cat not compost heap).

Cat tray "contents"  has been dumped onto the compost heap for the last 14+ years (by OH) along with all vegetable waste from the kitchen and garden shreddings. We have brillilant soil at home several centimetres higher than it was when we moved in 20+ years ago. ("No" we don't really look down on the neighbours - well not much!)

I know cats are not herbivores so the "contents" of the cat litter tray may not be delectable but the garden is florishing.

The litter tray always holds recyclable litter (mostly paper / wood chips). The additional "contents" added by the cat/s is a relatively small %.

I rush to add that I do not look after the flower-beds and borders at home - my wife's pride and joy. Our veg is grown on the plot by yours truly - hopefully free from litter tray "contents".

So I'd argue that it depends on what you want to grow and how much you add.

[Stripey_cat]

Cat poo can spread diseases to humans, even after composting.  Toxoplasmosis is occasionally fatal - don't put yourself, your visitors, neighbours, and subsequent residents at risk for the sake of free fertiliser.