Re: I have undertaken the greatest challenge

For those of you paying attention to decimal point locations, what do you
make of the two different reports from Reich on cow manure?  I mean there's
a big difference between two percent nitrogen and one quarter of one percent
nitrogen.   I realize there will be differences in batches, but that's a
lot.   Might it have something to do with a difference in dry or fresh?

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
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To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] I have undertaken the greatest challenge


> Josh,
> I went through my files and didn't find what you requested.  However, I
did
> find a few relevant items.
> Two articles by Lee Reich, one from Horticulture 2002 and one from FG
2000.
> In both articles he gives tables of percentages of elements in certain
> fertilizers, but the tables don't match.
>
> Cow manure in FG:  .25 - .15 - .25
> Cow manure in H:    2.0 - 1.5 - 2.0
> Horse manure in FG:  .3 - .15 - .5
> Horse manure in H:  not listed
> Poultry manure in FG:  2 to 6 - 2 to 4 - 1 to 3
> Poultry manure in H:  6 - 4 - 3
> Worm castings in FG:  1 - 0 - 0
> Bat Guano in H:  10 - 2 - 0
>
> An important note in addition to the GA is how quickly each is available
to
> plants.  In the FG article, he indicates that poultry manure is fast,
while
> cow and horse manure are only moderately fast; worm castings slow.
>
> And then I came across a printout (from someone named Kay Lancaster,
> kay@fern.com) on fertilizer facts.  She gives these readings for manures:
> Bat Guano (fresh):  10 - 3 - 1
> Bat Guano (subfossil):  2 - 8 - 0
> Chicken manure (dry):  4 - 4 - 2
> Cow manure (dry):  2 - 2.3 - 2.4
> Horse manure:     1.7 - .7 - 1.8
> Pig manure (dry):  2 - 1.8 - 1.8
> Sheep manure (dry):  4 - 1.4 - 3.5
> Worm castings:  .5 - .5 - .3
> Iowa sewage sludge:  2.77 - 1.41 - 0
>
> I don't know if this will be of use to you, but there it is. Reich shows
> horse manure scoring better than cow manure in his FG article, but not as
> compared to the cow manure in his Horticulture article (which didn't cover
> horse manure).  Lancaster shows cow manure ahead of horse manure and both
> indicate chicken as much higher - but also faster - which explains why you
> need to be more cautious with it.
>
> If I come across anything else, I'll let you know.
>
> Kitty
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Josh Haskell" <haskell@ncweb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] I have undertaken the greatest challenge
>
>
> > Libby,
> >
> >         About five years ago, maybe six, OG did an article comparing
> various
> > animal manures.  As I recall chicken rated highest in Nitrogen, and
horse
> > scored better than cow, despite what all the old time farmers say.
Would
> > you happen to have the article in your collection?  Or does anyone else
on
> > the list happen to have it?  Kitty??  I'd love to get a copy.
> >
> >                                                       Josh Haskell
> >                                                       Ohio  -- Zone 5
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Libby Valentine" <grdner03@yahoo.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] I have undertaken the greatest challenge
> >
> >
> > > Oh good! If magazines don't count then my "black hole" room is pretty
> > > clean. I think it's time to let go of all my Organic Gardening
magazines
> > > (still hanging on to the rest - one at a time is a start). I know in
the
> > > past there have been organizations that use back issues of OG; anybody
> > > know of a better use for old gardening magazines in general, OG in
> > > particular, than the recycle bin?
> > >
> > >
> > > Libby
> > > Maryland zone 6
> > >
> > > Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
> > > Come on, Kitty, magazines don't count.
> > >
> > > In a message dated 03/13/2005 10:54:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> > > What!?! No Reader's Digest?!?
> > > Kitty
> > > neIN, Z5
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From:
> > > The only room in our house without books is the small
> > >> "powder room."
> > >
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