Martie 
North Carolina
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| 01/05/2008 11:39 AM |
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I was wondering about rabbit poop being a good fertilizer in my flower bed.....My BIL suggested it and I'd not thought of it. Does anyone know if it will be a good fertilizer?
It's winter here and I've dumped a few of MoSimba's litter box trays in my flower bed, thinking by Spring it will have mellowed out as a fertilizer. Also the critter care might serve as an fluffing agent..hmmmm...
Whatcha' think?
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babybunsmum
Waterloo ON Canada
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| 01/05/2008 12:53 PM |
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i've heard that it's really good fertilizer but have never tried myself. i know composted horse manure is great for gardens & since buns & horses eat pretty much the same stuff you'd think it'd be the same. but then i'm *definitely* not a good gardener sooo... ? what about if rabbit pee is mixed in? would that be bad? sorry... i'm asking more questions than answering  guess i'll stay tuned too! |
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osprey
Los Altos, California
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| 01/05/2008 01:44 PM |
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Rabbit droppings make excellent fertilizer. Rabbit manure is one of the few manures that isn't too "hot" to use directly on your plants. Most other manures like cow, horse, chicken, etc. must be composted first, because they will burn your plants (and stink too!) if used fresh. The pee soaked litter can be used too, but it may get an ammonia smell for a while until the nitrogen is broken down. You can also compost everything that comes out of the buns litter box, including poops, pee soaked litter and uneaten hay. I compost the used litter from mine, adding leaves to it as I fill up the bin.
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Ash
Palm Bay, Florida
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| 01/05/2008 03:27 PM |
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Absolutely! Rabbit poop doesn't need to be broken down in a compost and can go straight to the soil! I use it all the time with my garden and flowers, actually it turned around 2 plants in the front yard! Also I read that if you use saw dust or something like that in the litter box you can dump all of it since something i n the pee knocks out the bad stuff in th esawdust and the nitrogen is great for the plants. I don't like using chemical fertilizers and this is a perfect solution. |
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mapaloda
NC
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| 01/05/2008 04:32 PM |
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I've heard its a great fertilizer, too and am planning on using it for planting in the spring. I actually saw a guy on craigslist one time offering to buy rabbit manure!! Hey, maybe there's a market for it!  . Who knows, we might be able to make some money off all the poo! j/k |
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babybunsmum
Waterloo ON Canada
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| 01/06/2008 05:17 AM |
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lol... since we have to contend with it anyways why not make rabbit poop fertilizer a side venture? |
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Martie
North Carolina
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| 01/06/2008 06:43 AM |
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Well there ya go, to the flower bed it goes! I just have one little guy, but I imagine if you had a lot of rabbits you might could make a buck :p BTW Babybun, I LOVE your quote about work, I chuckle every time I see it |
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Ash
Palm Bay, Florida
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| 01/06/2008 04:53 PM |
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WHen we just had Mr.B and in three days I was able to fill up one jar! Granted it was one of those small glass jars that was for pesto sauce (if you go to the pasta sauce Isles you'll see the one I'm talking about, its a green pesto but they also have a red one too). * I only use that jar for the poopy, just to clear that up so noone thinks I'm eating or storing food in it too .lol. |
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JK
Mill Valley, CA
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| 01/07/2008 02:05 PM |
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So I guess the stove pellet litter would be ok to put in the garden? That will cut way down on my garbage can volume since I'm dumping the litter daily! Yeah! |
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MarkBun
Richmond, CA
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| 01/07/2008 02:23 PM |
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Now if I can just train Maryann to go on the Gardenias... |
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| My bonding quest with Maryann - Read about a less than easy bonding with two buns - but they did bond! |
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