RE: Miller in April

I guess I was thinking of all the new gardeners...many trying to grow
veggies as their grand and great grands did.  I'll bet you could sell it,
especially if you could find a way to put it into containers as many don't
have access to trucks.  You could even specialize...horse, sheep or chicken
and one combination...call it Gardners' Secret Stuff.


> [Original Message]
> From: Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI
<cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 3/27/2009 1:20:04 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Miller in April
>
> It wasn't so much the idea of manure tea...I expect most gardeners have
> heard of it...it was the idea of buying poo in little tea bags for $10.
> I think it was a cute marketing idea, taking something you've got way
> too much of and making it into a designer commodity, and I laughed
> hysterically because at my house we fill up a 1.5 yard dumpster with it
> every week and still have it piling up in the corners. It's just funny.
> I do forget that not everyone has access to mounds of manure. :-)
> Any of you want to pay me $10 for an 8oz bag of poo, just let me know.
> I'll even personalize the bag for you. No problem! You can have horse
> poo, sheep poo, or chicken poo. I'll even blend it to your
> specifications, but that will cost more. For an additional fee I'll send
> you a picture of the animal that produced the poo... no wait, I know, we
> can set up a sponsorship arrangement whereby you pay for the animals
> feed during the year and I will send you ALL the poo it makes!!
> ROFL.
>
> Cyndi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of holmesbm@usit.net
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 9:33 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Miller in April
>
> Germans have used this method for years, call it "dung water"...makes a
> big
> difference...I think you might have an opportunity.
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI
> <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 3/26/2009 5:35:22 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Miller in April
> >
> > I remembered something funny, don't know if I mentioned this before or
> > not...you all know I have that website with the gardening catalogs
> > right? So a couple months or so ago I got an email from a nice person
> > asking for her company to be listed. She sells manure...packaged in 8
> oz
> > bags...to make "manure tea" with. For like $10. There's even gift
> packs.
> > And it's from her own animals!
> > I shouldn't make fun or anything because, sheesh, go for it if you can
> > get it...but I did laugh. I'd be a millionaire if I could sell all the
> > poop at my place.
> >
> > Cyndi
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of Jesse Bell
> > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:14 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Miller in April
> >
> > Hmm.  Well...I have LOTS of the fresh dung at my place!  Take your
> > pick...horse, cow, llama, chicken, goat....as soon as I can save up
> for
> > one
> > of those "speedy" composters, I'm gonna stick a sign out front that
> says
> > "compost for sale" right next to my "Chicken Eggs/ $3.00 a dozen".
> LOL.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/26/09, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Couple of interesting entries for April in Miller's 18th century
> > > "Gardener's Kalendar."
> > >
> > > Planting melons. He says to make a small mound of fresh dung [he
> > doesn't
> > > say what kind but for some reason I think horse], cover the dung
> with
> > a foot
> > > of loam, plant the seeds on top, and cover the planting with a bell
> > jar. The
> > > dung, he says, will heat up the soil, which will stimulate
> germination
> > and
> > > root growth; the bell jar will keep cold winds at bay. As the plants
> > > develop, he says, add a ring of fresh dung covered by loam around
> the
> > hill
> > > to encourage the roots to grow outward to support large vines.
> > >
> > > Insects. He says if you have insects in your orchard trees wash them
> > out
> > > with an infusion made with tobacco stalks. [Earliest pesticide
> > > recommendation I know of. And they were still using nicotine in the
> > > mid-1900s--200 years later.]
> > >
> > >
> > > Inland Jim
> > > Willamette Valley
> > > 44.99 N 123.04 W
> > > Elevation 148'
> > > 39.9" Precipitation
> > > Hardiness Zone 8/9
> > > Heat Zone 5
> > > Sunset Zone 6
> > > Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
> > > Maximum 102 F [39 C]
> > >
> > >
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> > Jesse R. Bell
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