Help!
Hi, I'm a pretty new gardener and made a really big mistake this past year. I had no idea you weren't supposed to put dog poop on a compost pile; it hadn't occured to me that dog poop and chicken poop were much different. Anyway, we've been throwing it on our compost pile since August and mixed in a lot of broken down compost into our gardne plot in March. I've had stuff growing in there since May and now I'm wondering if our vegetables will be dangerous to eat or if I'm somehow ruined that plot for gardening for a few years. Any advice?
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Permalink Reply by gina rayl on -
Definitely do not, under any circunstances, eat anything grown in that plot. There are numerous things that will likely make you sick and it just isn't worth the risk. If your space is limited and you need to use it next year, I advise "heating" it to burn out any nasties. You can do this by putting a tarp over the area for a couple of weeks when the weather is heating up to cook the ground good. Amend it without the poop of anything that may eat meat, vegetable scraps- never any meat scraps- and straw, clippings etc. Sorry this garden was a bust - best of luck next year!
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Permalink Reply by Mindy Hancock on -
Hi Gina,
Thanks so much for your reply. I'm especially glad to know about the tarp to heat up the plot. We have started a new compost pile in a different location in the mean time. I'm glad we learned our lesson!
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