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From: agk@ihuxq.UUCP (Andy Kegel)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: COMPOSTERS and cat litter
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Date: Mon, 4-Jun-84 18:12:42 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  4 18:12:42 1984
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Alan Silverstein (hpfcla!ajs) mentiones that he puts cat litter on his
compost heap.  I'm not sure that is such a good idea.  Pregnant women
should avoid cat "litter" as it *may* contain some germ that can cause
serious problems (I've forgotten all the details, but it has to do with
cats that have eaten raw meat, including those that go out-of-doors to
get fresh bird meat).  I throw all sorts of things on the compost pile
(pulled weeds, rhubarb leaves, unfinished birds left by the cats, spoiled
fruits and vegatables, citrus rinds, grass clippings, and leaves).  I also
apply grass clippings directly to the garden as a mulch (up to three inches
thick).

But I draw the line at cat litter (unless sterilized like the bovine stuff
in the garden stores) and grass clippings from lawns recently serviced
by the lawn chemical people (or owners).

	-andy kegel