Hello,
My mom used to work in a hair salon and she told me that a few people used to come in and get bags of hair for soil and compost mix's so if you cut your hair at home like I do try saveing it and useing it idk if it work's I'm accualy about to cut my hair to test it, wish me luck.....
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Maximavswife
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I once put hair from my Newfoundland dog in my compost pile. Even though I turned that pile every few days, I ended up having to pull out the hair before I could use the finished compost the following year. The hair didn't break down at all.
When discussing this with a friend, she pointed out that it isn't all that unusual for hair to be found still attached to skeletons in archaeological digs. Maybe my pile just wasn't running hot enough, though. [img]https://bestsmileys.com/clueless/4.gif[/img]
When discussing this with a friend, she pointed out that it isn't all that unusual for hair to be found still attached to skeletons in archaeological digs. Maybe my pile just wasn't running hot enough, though. [img]https://bestsmileys.com/clueless/4.gif[/img]
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams
I've heard of people getting bags of hair trimmings from barbershops and beauty salons, then putting it in little bags to hanging on plants as a deer repellent. I don't know whether that works or not, though.
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams
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rainbowgardener
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Yeah ... human hair is supposed to work as a critter repellant. I haven't tried it, don't have any personal experience. I can't imagine my raccoons would be to scared of it, since they don't get very scared when I come out and yell at them... just waddle off and them come right back as soon as I leave. But I suppose I should give it a try just in case.
But I expect that's what people were collecting the hair for. I doubt it would break down very well in compost pile.
But I expect that's what people were collecting the hair for. I doubt it would break down very well in compost pile.
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It's getting hairy
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Fur and hair will clump up if you don't mix it well. Once it clumps up it doesn't break down so fast.
Some critters will use hair and fur for nesting or in their dens.
I don't know what chemicals are used in salons so I'd say make sure it is washed first at the very least. Of course it could be those chemicals that are repellant to some critters.
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Fur and hair will clump up if you don't mix it well. Once it clumps up it doesn't break down so fast.
Some critters will use hair and fur for nesting or in their dens.
I don't know what chemicals are used in salons so I'd say make sure it is washed first at the very least. Of course it could be those chemicals that are repellant to some critters.
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"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams
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smokensqueal
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My wife cuts my hair and my boy's hair and we throw it in the compost bin. It's not much but I don't ever seem to run into it when pulling out finished compost. But even if it doesn't break down well in the compost and makes its way into the finished pile I see no reason why it wouldn't be fine to put it around the plants.
