The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: paulsou on August 04, 2009, 10:22:29 am
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Can anybody tell me if the contents of the chicken shed ie.. sawdust,straw & poo can be used on allotment plot?
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I think it's pretty hot stuff so I would put it in a composter for a while first. I think it could burn plants, but I'm sure there are experts on here who can tell you more.
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I agree with Annie. I keep my bird poo for about a year (same applies to horse manure, as far as I know) before I use it on the plot. :&>
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hi
i dont know wheather this sould help a help a friend on his farm they use chicken poo 2 tones per acer of ground str8 from the sheds ( all the poultry are free range as well for veg plots i would say put in on the gound winter time and rotovate in however dont plant any veg in it for at leat 6 weeks that the time i have to leave my stock of the fields when the grass is given a dose to make it grow better its fantastic for grass i know that rats love the stuff so if you compost it down try and keep it fairly dry as the nitrogen will seep out other wise u would also need to keep it away from water courses like ditches or wells e.t.c
i dont know if this will help
let me know
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Aha, he posted the question twice! Well spotted, Kerstin! I thought my post had either got deleted or I ahd been in a time warp and hadn't actually posted it. :o :o :o
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It's very high in nitrogen, so could eaily kill veg etc. - best is the advice to "compost" it for a year or so. I put mine into a big black bin (and try to get out of turning it every once in a while!) and then use it after about 18 months by mixing it with some top soil.
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Being relatively new to keeping poultry can we put the manure in with the compost or should we keep it separate.... which is best?
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That's what I do with mine. The compost will take about 6 to 12 months to be ready so it should have settled down by then I reckon