Has any one tried composting dog poop? I have a little courtyard behind my townhouse. I was thinking...
I have a little courtyard behind my townhouse. I was thinking in the region of adding a poop compost bin to deal next to the poop from my 4 animals.
I'm willing to try, but I'm scared the smell would overwhelm my small courtyard.
Has anyone tried it and does it smell extremely horrible like I think it would?
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It's not recommended to use dog (or cat) poop contained by your compost. Remember that your dogs may harbor internal pests and their poop's content will eventually end up in your compost and contained by your food down the road.
It's basically not recommended to compost anything from carnivores.
Anything else would work: weed that haven't gone to seed yet, food bits and bobs like carrot or potato peels, coffee grinds, tea heaps, rotten lettuce, etc. Even rabbit or deer poop is OK. And cow and horse manure, after it dries for a few weeks, would be great for the compost pile.
The dog poop would also attract a lot of flies, and everytime the poop get wet the smell would be back.
You really would be better rotten just collecting the poop and placing it in the trash.
Or...you can use poop as a rabbit repellant. Place the turds around rocks and gravel (to cover up the insightly stuff) and the rabbits will smell their predator. Poop does dry up though and needs to be reapplied often.
Answers: No can do - the bitter from the poop will kill anything you mix in next to it, not to mention the smell. Someone i know uses a diaper genie in their backyard for the reason you describe, but those replacement liner can get pricey. Dedicate one small trashcan (with a liner in it) for your dog's misuse & empty it each week (bleck) or toss it surrounded by the trash each day - there's really no uncomplicated way to deal near it other than not having so frequent animals, unfortunately.
Dog poop will not work. It can mete out diseases and infestations. Only manure from vegetarian animals can be used for compost. The manure contains the nitrogen from the veggies the animal ate.