[juliec]

Hi, does any one know if guinea pig bedding (spoled) and poops can be used on the compost heap?

Many thanks and Happy Christmas to you all.

Julie

[juliec]

spoled meant soiled, used, dirty straw hay mixture!

OOPs

[Nikkithefoot]

Yes definitely

[snowdrops]

and in reference to your offer of excess waste, you could just stack any extra & it will rot down on it's own,although it is kind of you to offer it to others :happy:

[sunshineband]

Used this for years in our compost heap mixes. I used shredded paper for bedding rather than straw (saved eye injuries) and it all rotted very well indeed

[Ema]

Hi Julie

Rabbit poo which I'm sure has the same qualities as gpigs is classed as a cold manure - you can throw it straight on to the plot or put around your roses as a good feed.

I've got a bucket of rabbit poops I've been saving and they will be lining my bean trenches this year.

The hay will make a good brown ingredient to a green compost pile but any uneaten seeds can be a bit of a pain and will need to really rot right down

[gavinjconway]

Hi Ema - The bunny poo is high in nitrogen and would do better on crops like sweetcorn that want nitrogen - beans make their own so dont really need it.

http://www.allotment-garden.org/grow-your-own/vegetables/sweetcorn

[juliec]

Thank you all for your replies.

Julie

[Ema]

thanks gavin useful to know - not sure I will grow sweetcorn in 2013 seems eveyone had no luck with it this year