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I have a concrete back yard and so do all my gardening in pots and my compost bin is just that - a plastic bin with no soil underneath or worms in sight so I am constantly looking for ways to help it along or to help my plants which are confined in their pots.

If my son wees on his potty instead of in the toilet I am unusually pleased as this can go in the compost bin or on my plants and I had a thought about my mooncup (when I eventually get round to buying one!).

Would emptying this in my compost bin ir onto my plans help either in any significant way?

Aslo, incidentally, we do suffer with flies around our compost bin, I've bough some marigolds and am on the look out for some mint as I'm told these plants both help keep flies away - any advice ont his one?

you can potentially compost any organic matter so i dont see why not.

i dont know how yoou are planning on transporting the blood from the bathroom to your compost bin though? when you take the mooncup out the blood can drip over your hands and onto the floor, sspecially when your flow is heaviest. and when you take it out you cant really put it down without spilling the contents.
i can imagine you doing a mad dash through your house with your trousers down an a trail of blood behind you

youd probably have to collect it in a separate container first while you sort yourself out.

Haha, fair enough

If there's no particular positives of it them both reasons above are a pretty good argument for just tipping in the toilet!

Thanks

Would it attract rats? Always told not to put meat etc on compost as will attract them......

I don't see why not. Blood meal is quite a good compost and I have heard people who add their menstruation before they water the garden. Personally, I'd be tempted to use a bokashi/fermented style compost, rather just dump it on the compost heap.

This might sound abit gross,but when I lived in Australia,I made my own pads,and as we had a separate laundry(most houses do over there,nothing unusual)I would pre soak them in a lidded bucket.When it came to putting them through the wash,I would keep the "soak water"and add this to my veggie patch.It was already diluted,and everyone remarked how well my veg were doing! Of course I never shared this secret through fear of negative remarks so yes I would go for it,use the mooncup contents and ditute into another container before adding to plants.

Thanks, I want to try the washable pads too so can even try what you did as well or to start with to see how I get on. I think if I do I will just stick to the plants rather than the compost