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Bedford, NH

Have been doing a lot of reading and research but wondering how the majority of growers would rate their top manures/fertilizers ..?

Examples: Horse; Cow; Sheep; Chicken; Seaweed; Various ocean products; any "mystery" applications..????

Let me know what you think....Scall (Ian, Bedford, NH)

3/17/2011 5:59:03 PM

Georgetown, Ontario

1. Free, delivered, spread, and worked in
2. Free, delivered, and spread
3. Free, and delivered
4. Free, picked-up
5. Not free


Seriously I don't think it matters as long as it's well rotted.

3/17/2011 7:28:01 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Curious...how much longer does the #1 become well rotted, compared to the #5? Peace, Wayne LOL
Serious tho, have read that alpaca, llama & rabbit, is the most usable (fresh)!! True or not?

3/17/2011 8:15:05 PM

Bedford, NH

I have the "free" covered...now all I have to do is work on the delivered, spread and worked-in....any volunteers..?

3/17/2011 8:25:40 PM

Ohio

Scall, have beer? lol

3/18/2011 12:31:28 PM

Minnesota

Various ocean products? sea-90/seaagri. I used it (careful or to much will burn)along with a fish emulsion (foliar) and my plants never looked better,highly recomend it. If you go to the site it tells all about it. You would not belief how impressive this stuff is. I know what your thinking, it is salt and its the same as putting table salt on your plants, no thats not the truth. It is all minerals, almost identical to human blood.

3/18/2011 1:59:44 PM

Ada, Oh

Throw away all the horse, cow, chicken. rabbit manure works the best. It's kind of like putting high nutrition peat moss on plus dont have to wait a year to let it rot.. I put it on 6 inches thick every spring and till it in and have never had any issues .

3/19/2011 1:59:23 PM

churchville, ny

I'm using rhino and elephant manure this year - I'll let you know in October.

3/21/2011 10:14:44 PM

Bloomington, IN

1. Your own
2. rabbit
3. alpalca
4. cow
5. horse

For #1 see:
http://weblife.org/humanure/
http://www.humanurehandbook.com/videos.html

3/27/2011 9:06:48 PM

Muddy Waters

I agree with Shepherd ,but I wouldnt use chicken to hot less you cut it with compost first 50/50,I use Horse 8 years old & 900 lbs of Alpaca this year fresh spread in fall,Cow is good at least 2 years old or I wont use on all manures, except rabbit & alpaca!

3/27/2011 9:56:24 PM

New Zealand

HH what do you use the 8 year old horse for?

4/4/2011 5:31:49 AM

Redmond, Washington; U.S.A.

dried chicken manure, followed a close 2nd by Ocean going bird guano, then Class A human biosolids, then cow, then horse. And of course Free and delivered. P.S. I have asperations to someday try Mink. Lol

4/15/2011 7:11:11 PM