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Animal faeces in veg plot
JaneD8
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Some animal faeces were dug into a small section of my (bare) vegetable plot by mistake. I am not sure what animal but the faeces were large, pale and soft. Dogs cannot get in to my garden. Cats can but there was no attempt to cover it up. There was no foxy smell (but I don’t have a good sense of smell). Possibly badger? Anyway I now need advice as to how to decontaminate this in case it was a cat. I am selling the property soon so do not want to leave contaminated soil. Many thanks for any advice.
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animal faeces are part of nature. it doesn't contaminate the soil. Where else are animals going to dump it if not on the soil?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Get a spade or a hoe, flick it out of sight and forget about it.
I confess to digging in loads of poo, from horses and cattle, well rotted of course. We call it Organic. The hedgehogs, foxes, and the occasional cat leave us presents. I dig them in too.
Dear all, thank you very much for all your replies, they have certainly solved my problem!
In the sticks near Peterborough
From the description I would guess it's cat. Contrary to popular belief they don't always bury or attempt to bury it.
Someone told me that female cats bury their droppings as they don't want to draw attention to themselves and any kittens they may have, whereas male cats leave their droppings in the open to mark their territory and deter other tom cats. How true that is I have no idea ..........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Many thanks for all your help and suggestions.