Does hair decompose6/19/2023 ![]() All animal hair can be used and should be diverted from the waste stream. Many hair salons or pet groomers are happy to give their clippings to gardeners. Gardeners have success using hair as mulch to deter weeds and animal pests. Hair may also be used in mats as mulch in or on your topsoil. If you plan to compost hair, try not to leave the hair in clumps or mats – it will break down much faster if it is dispersed.Īpart from adding it to the compost pile, some gardeners bury fresh hair directly in their beds where it provides structural support for roots to take hold and can be especially useful in helping plants break up thick clay soils. Even before it has decomposed, hair will help your compost pile retain water 4 times as well as soil would. It takes up to two years to degrade in a compost pile, but is about 15% nitrogen by volume, which is high. Because of the low available Carbon, hair is considered part of the immature, or green, material. In the GROW BIOINTENSIVE ®, we build our soil using a composting technique layering immature (or green) components such as plant leaves and roots, mature (or brown) carboniferous components such as rigid plant stocks, and soil. In fact, any organic input that was not part of the inside of an animal is fair game for composting. Often overlooked as a potential input into a compost pile, hair can be a great source of slow releasing nitrogen. Organic material, such as yard clippings, non-meat kitchen scraps, manure, etc, can be composted, or broken down, to create nutrient-dense fertilizer. ![]() Question: Can human or pet hair be used in a compost pile?Īnswer: Thanks for your inquiry - the answer is: Yes! Hair can be composted and/or used as mulch.
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