Blood and bone in compost bin

lilyfield, Feb 21, 2:27am
is this as good as a commercial compost maker accellerator!

and what is actual in those packets!Lime and!

harrislucinda, Feb 21, 4:11am
shouldbeassaidbloodandbone
they shouldsayonpacketiflimeadded
iputthisinsackofleaves tobreakdown
soisverygood

macandrosie, Feb 21, 5:49am
That's all I use. I spread a layer of it over leaves or garden rubbish & lawn clippings. It's a natural fertiliser & helps promote vegetation breakdown & encourages worms. I keep using it throughout my heap till it's full.

lilyfield, Feb 21, 5:57am
thanks macandrosie

tourer100, Feb 21, 6:16am
No acutual blood in blood and bone anymore

lilyfield, Feb 21, 6:23am
So what is in it!

gj, Mar 17, 3:06pm
NOT so according to Tui, Yates, and Nitrosol who all state that its made from sheep meatworks wast including full blood and bone dust. 'Oceanic' or 'organic' variety is made from fish processing waste, so that grazing stock dont eat animal sourced protein.

Many years ago I made the growing mix for a seedling nursery. First a thin layer of stable manure (Horse poo and shavings) sprinkled with a handful of dried blood then filled with seed mix. This was called 'black magic'.