RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
We have berry trees planted as wind rows. The rabbits in the winter eat the bark. This stressed the trees. We put dog poop around perimeter of wind rows. Find that this deters the rabbits.
Posted on 02/14/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
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By Cullen Chadwick (Guest Post)
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I've heard here that parasites and "too much nitrogen" are the problem with using dog poop as fertilizer. I live in Tucson, AZ and dog poop does not decompose here. It stays a hard, dry piece of poop forever where it stands until a monsoon puts it in a wash or dry river. Here I suppose it gets buried and decomposed, but my point is that I regularly see old pieces of dog poop, in my backyard and while taking walks in Tucson's many beautiful parks. They have been baking in the 110+ degree sun for weeks. Surely the parasites are killed by then?
Once I collect my dog's dry, cooked stool, can I then alter the acidity and "nitrogen content" to make the end product useful and safe for my vegetable garden?
Posted on 07/21/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
What if you plant where dogs had been pooping a few months earlier, but do not add any poop after?
Posted on 06/05/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
Does watering plants/ie.the poop down (if already on or near plants) really help. I had a rainbucket (5 gallon) bucket of water I used on plants- forgetting that about a month previous I used it to cart dog poop out of my dog's pen. There was one 'turd' still in the bottom of the bucket, which I only noticed after watering all my tomato, and lettuce plants that I had worked so hard to grow from seed.
Posted on 06/25/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
if they are pooping in your garden they are also peeing. pee isnt good.
Posted on 08/03/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
Animal poop needs to be composted before being put in the garden.
Also, poop from dogs, cats, humans, and other meat eaters can host parasites that can be harmful to humans, and should not be used on or near plants that will be eaten raw. Just as an interesting side note, Asian cultures often use "nightsoil" (aka, human poop) as fertilizer for their crops. That is why all foods are cooked, or at least washed thoroughly and then peeled. Things like raw lettuce salads are unheard of.
But as Susan from Thrifty Fun says, it should be fine to use around ornamentals, as long as it's out of the way of any kids who might like to dig in the dirt.
Posted on 08/02/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
Hi,
I have a special compost pile for the dog poop. I keep it separate from my other compost pile and mix in leaves and grass clippings to cover the smell. When it is composted I can use it on ornamental plants. I never use it on my vegetable garden but it's fine for trees and shrubs once composted.
Susan from ThriftyFun
Posted on 08/02/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
I dig holes between rows in my garden...bury the dog poop...next year it will be like fertilizer....
Posted on 08/02/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Is Dog Poop Bad For a Vegetable Garden?
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By Yes, it does not do good things for your garden (Guest Post)
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dog poo kills trees, kills plants. Yes, it's bad for the garden. It's like a nitrogen overdose for the plants. If you can't keep the dogs from the garden try to give the plants extra water to try to water down the stuff.
Posted on 08/01/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse
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