Re: Chicken manure....Good or No?
- Subject: Re: Chicken manure....Good or No?
- From: steven minor m*@surfglobal.net
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:59:59 -0400
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Here's one analysis from berryacresllamas.com: Nitrogen:.60%
Phosphate:.90%
Potash:.80% per 40lb bag
Steve Minor
Peter Kaulback wrote:
> Does anyone have numbers on Llama manure?
>
> I put my fresh Llama on the garden with no detrimental effects to new
> plants while sheep manure takes some composting. We are also chicken
> farmers and do spread liquid manure on fields in September for spring
> planting, anything earlier than that will be killed by it. The high ammonia
> and nitrogen needs to be composted off for any planting.
>
> Peter Kaulback
>
> In the hour of 02:49 PM 15/04/2003 -0400, Scott Dixon spoke this:
> >Cut this off BigPumpkins.com. Good reference info:
> >
> >Source
> >Nitrogen
> >Phosphate
> >Potash
> >
> >Cattle
> >10
> >2.7
> >7.5
> >Horse
> >14.9
> >4.5
> >13.2
> >Poultry
> >29.9
> >14.3
> >7
> >Sheep
> >23
> >7
> >21.7
> >Swine
> >12.9
> >7.1
> >10.9
> >copied from the Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening - published by Rodale Press
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Amelia Painter [a*@fostoriatradingpost.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 12:45 PM
> >To: pumpkins@hort.net
> >Subject: Chicken manure....Good or No?
> >
> >I just had a farmer friend stop by and offer too give give a truck load of
> >Chicken Manure for my new pumpkin patch. He said it would help increase
> >growth.
> >
> >Anyone on this list used it before? My friend is a successful farmer, but
> >he grows commercial crops of corn, soybeans, etc.
> >
> >Please let me know what you think. I need to say NO early on, before he
> >makes all the arrangements. Thanks,
> >Amelia Painter
> >
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