Re: [APD] Re: Hair balls again?

["Candy M." <cry_little_sister at hotmail_com>]

Would this have to be cat hairballs? While I do own several cats they are 
pretty much _self-cleaning_ and it would be much easier for me to use 
pomeranian  hair. :) (ie. fur balls with a nose)

Ann Viverette wrote:

> 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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