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Old 01-02-2012, 11:39 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: Is Elephant, Giraffe, Rhino manure good?

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Originally Posted by Olafhenny View Post
Judging from the articles, which Tony posted, you have hit the jackpot. So start hauling the stuff in.

I picked up a pickup truck load today. Indeed, I did hit the jackpot. I thought it was fresh poop that had to compost for a few months but it's already composted!

They have several large piles at various stages. Each pile is turned by a front loader once a week and they use the compost for all the plants at the zoo.

Not only is it elephant, giraffe and rhino poo but it also contains plant clippings, old hay and poop from hippos and other creatures. The grounds keeper that loaded it up for me said that plants grow like crazy with this compost.

It didn't take long to load it in my pickup but took me 2.5 hours to unload haha My new beds have a nice 6-8" layer of compost added today.

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