lrowland270 said:Hello! I am new here and also new to gardening. I live in center city Philadelphia and just recently acquired a small plot in a community garden. I walked over this morning to start weeding and assessing the plot and while doing so found cat feces in the garden (there are a couple of strays around, which does help with vermin).
I have done a bit of reading and understand that cat feces can carry parasites that can make humans sick. I know what I should do in the future to prevent this, but where do I proceed from here to make sure the soil is not contaminated and safe to grow veggies to eat? I removed all of the pieces I found and placed them out for trash collection tomorrowbut now I'm wondering what I should do to the soil and plot before beginning to plant this week/next week.
Thank you for any and all feedback!
lrowland270 said:Hello! I am new here and also new to gardening. I live in center city Philadelphia and just recently acquired a small plot in a community garden. I walked over this morning to start weeding and assessing the plot and while doing so found cat feces in the garden (there are a couple of strays around, which does help with vermin).
I have done a bit of reading and understand that cat feces can carry parasites that can make humans sick. I know what I should do in the future to prevent this, but where do I proceed from here to make sure the soil is not contaminated and safe to grow veggies to eat? I removed all of the pieces I found and placed them out for trash collection tomorrow but now I'm wondering what I should do to the soil and plot before beginning to plant this week/next week.
Thank you for any and all feedback!