Used Rat Aspen Pin Bedding - Uses

*If this is in an earlier thread please link me to it, thanks.

Does anyone used their used rat bedding (aspen pine) as compost? If not, what have you used it for instead of just throwing it out?

Thanks.

Burn it and then rototill the ashes into your garden. Thats the only thing that comes to mind for me

You can compost it for a while, or burn it and mix in the ashes. Don't put it directly into your garden, or you'll kill it.

My used bedding pile is composting really nicely. If you have lots of rain, you need to turn it some. It's been exceptionally dry here lately, so I have not turned it, simply left a giant pile on the side of the property. Underneath the top layer, it's making itself into gorgeous compost.

If you spread it out in a thick layer, it turns into a matt almost like newspaper does. No good. If you burn it and use the ashes, be aware of the possibility of the pH altering in your soil.

So, just dump into a pile without spreading it out? Turn it over each week or so?

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Originally Posted by Haksui76

So, just dump into a pile without spreading it out? Turn it over each week or so?

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I hope you don't have any neighbors down wind.

My pile doesn't particularly smell. Once there's sunshine on it, it's less stinky than most compost piles, since I rarely add food waste to it. When you turn it, it will give off some odor, but it hasn't been very noticeable at all. I wouldn't put it under my neighbor's window... but in a back yard, I doubt there would be an issue.

I wonder if black soldier flies would eat it? Well in addition to better food stuffs. They have been fed cat litter I would guess rat bedding is easier. I don't know just a musing on my part.

GA red clay is not the best to establish a garden however we have a great soil now thanks to rat bedding, we put everything in the garden and till it in. :gj: