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[APD] Re: Hair balls again?



Have we come full circle again, back to cats in the aquarium?

Ann Viverette, whose cat loves to be combed and yields a good handful of
fine textured fur daily


>      Tom Barr wrote:
>
>
> .....I want something that I can bind NH4 strong enough not to diffuse out
at
> _all_, yet roots are able access it (say with growth) with a fair amount
of
> ease.
> Something that would not be oxidized into NO3 by bacteria either......
>
>
> What about hair?  You can get bags of it at a barber shop.  It is
> 100% protein, and is resistant to bacterial breakdown, but not
> entirely.  Suppose you had a soil-hair mix with plants rooted in it.
> Would it not be possible that bacteria could slowly decompose the
> keratin and release NH4 that could be taken up by the roots.  It is
> worth a try!
>
> --
> Paul Krombholz in 70 degree central Mississippi



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