Is is alright to dump the feline pine litter into/around plants and/or veggie garden???

I really need to know, because I found out that cat litter makes rabbits go away.

There are rabbits eating my veggie plants and soon to eat my veggies.

I thought I would recycle the litter around my veggie garden to keep the rabbits out.

Any advice???

Thanks!

Okay…I found the answer to my own question

The feline pine breaks down into saw dust, and from what I’ve read; the saw dust takes away nitrogen. 

Therefore, that is not good for any plants!!!

The sawdust does adsorb nitrogen, but with all the amonia in the litter this may not be a bad thing. Amonium Nitrate is high in urine and the sawdust may help it not “burn” the plants. I am trying it as a fertilizer supliment on a portion of my garden this year.

As for keeping the rabbits out, sprinkle some of the urine filled litter arount the out side of your garden. Its the smell that will keep the rabbits out

I appreciate the information!!!

I just dumped some urine/feline pine around some of the garden.  I will surround it eventually.

Thanks again!!!

Glad that its not a bad thing coz i’ve been doing this thing since i started using feline pine.

Regards,
Chester
Ordinateur portable pas cher

Hi there Lisa the compost nut here.

I compost my ‘finished’ feline pine. The blend of carbon in the wood and nitrogen in the urine are great. The problem with spreading it uncomposted around your veggie’s is that, theoretically, you could be exposing yourself to parasites that might lurk in the litter from fecal contamination. Plus the nitrogen might quickly leach out of the pine and burn your plants and then the decomposing wood will tie up the nitrogen in the soil over time.

Unfortunately there isn’t enough reliable information on composting cat litter and we have no culture or history of this practice. To be really safe you should probably compost cat waste for two years like humanure or have the compost tested. Or only use that compost on non-edible ornamentals. Vermicomposting is supposed to make pet wastes safe.

Do your home work. Or ask me more questions I am happy to help or point you in the direction of more information.

I think it is ridiculous that we can compost other animal waste and not cat and dog waste. Pig or cow wastes aren’t any safer, they routinely cause trouble somewhere. There has to be a relatively safe way to handle pet waste. I have been working on a couple of batches of compost and plan on having them tested this spring. Our cats are indoor cats that never eat raw meat. So theoretically there waste should be alot safer than that of the neighborhood cats that use our yard for a litter box.

The only real sure way to keep rabbits out of your garden is to:
1. Get a dog
2. Exclude the bunnies with a 2 foot fence (3 foot for jack rabbits) or use electric fencing
3. Try the Scarecrow motion activated sprinkler

Good luck. Happy Composting.
Lisa C. - Compost nut