Re: CULT: Bone Meal & Dogs

Dana Brown wrote:
> 
> > Barb,  Yes I do have dogs, 8 of them (!!).  Only one that wanders freely
> > though, but I'm sure when the others are walked, they would not leave my
> > garden alone.  So I guess Bone Meal is out.  Since I don't have a compost
> > heap, or a horse or bunny, would you suggest that I just throw in a little
> > store bought manure when replanting to amend the soil??
>         I have kept quiet on this subject but I am a big fan of bone meal.  It
> is the only ammendment I used in my garden until this year when I added
> some alfalfa.  First of all, I have a dog, a large dobe that loves a
> bone more than he loves me.  "Ruler" gardens with me a lot of the time
> and has never shown an interest in the bone meal in the beds.  There are
> 2 Rottweilers immediately North, a Labrador to the South, and numerous
> strays about constantly.  I have NEVER had a single rz dug up by a dog.
> Maybe I have just been lucky or maybe because I only use 1 T buried 2"
> under each rz they can not sniff it out.  Either way bone meal has not
> created a problem here.
> --
> Dana Brown, Lubbock, Texas  Zone 7
> Where we are 3,241 ft above sea level, with an average rainfall of
> 17.76"
> of rain a year.  Our average wind speed is 12.5 mph and we have an
> average
> of 164 days of clear weather, 96 of which dip below freezing.

I have two Labs that know where they can and cannot go in my yard. Even
so, they have never shown an interest in the bone meal during the time I
put it down, or after. They go outside (in the fenced in backyard) on
their own whenever they want, so I can't say they are always supervised.
I've never had a problem. I also put bone meal in the front, and have
never had one thing dug up.

I say go for the bone. From the looks of it, no one has had a problem
with diggers. Or is there a lurker out there who's biting their tongue?

Diana Winship
Richardson, Texas - where the sun is out and encouraging the weeds to
GROW GROW GROW!
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