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Compost now?Bunny poop?

11 years ago

OK, I have several compost bins (the regular small ones 3x3)
One is totally done and I want to empty it so we can start filling it again!
Should I spread it on a raised bed and cover with cardboard (my best friend!), or wait til spring?
The other 2 bins (one is a tumbler) need to hang for a couple of months.
Also, I have a neighbor who raises rabbits. I know the recommendation is 90 days, but if I can get my hands on it..........? Nancy

Comments (9)

  • 11 years ago

    Well, I just added my bunny poop compost to part of my garden that will become my spring garden in a month or so. I'm like you...I have one finished bin, one almost done and a third bin just getting started. The thing about the bunny poop is that the urine gets the compost going fast and it's done very quickly. I really only use kitchen scraps and the hay, poop and compressed newspaper litter that I get from my house bunny....the poop can be used almost immediately without being composted or it can be used dry like a timed release fertilizer. You'll love the fluffy compost with it's many benefits. I say use some now and top it off again in the spring.

  • 11 years ago

    Add compost now, don't wait. It can take some time, even in a good healthy soil with a very active Soil Food Web, for the soil microbes to convert the compost into what plants need. The only reason to not add compost to soil now would be if the soil was covered with several inches of snow and the compost would sit on top of the snow for quite some time.

  • 11 years ago

    Kickin it in! We are in a drought, and expecting mid 70s next week! (hell, if you're going to have a drought, you might as well enjoy the weather!)
    I will distribute the done compost tomorrow! Freeing up a new bin to let the others rest. Thanks! Nancy

  • 11 years ago

    Ask your neighbor for some of those bunny berries...it's gold!!!

  • 11 years ago

    Akkkk! Went out to empty the bin and there was a huge layer of uncomposted leaves on top! (not me!) GRRRRRRR! Add grass clippings or go get the bunny poop?
    I should be planting around April 15th. Nancy

  • 11 years ago

    Get the bunny berries!! I put it on all of my green patio plants today. It really is good stuff. I think if you add a nice amount to the compost, it will help break down the leaves pretty quickly as well.

    Yesterday I was telling my grandsons that after church I was going to put my bunny poop (compost) on the peach trees. After thinking about it for a minute, the little one looked up and asked, "Grandma, do you wash the peaches before we eat them?" Next time I have to remember to say "around" the
    (insert name of plant)!

  • 11 years ago

    I have not found bunny beans to burn !! I've applied fresh ones around my plants for years.

    They are great, but realize it does take months for your soil microbes and macrobes to break them down, so go ahead and put on some nitrogen now...

    Also add rabbit beans to compost, and your worm bins. Worm composting is the BEST , no smell, no turning....try that.
    I get my worms and manure, and castings from www.IvoryFarms.com

    Here is a link that might be useful: Ivory Farms , Worms, Castings , Rabbits, Manure

  • 11 years ago

    dawn....you BUY stuff???? I get all my manure, bunny stuff and worms from either neighbors or freecycle (some use craigslist). I also go to a seed exchange where all of that is offered also. Lucky me being in Sonoma Co, CA! Nancy