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Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: valr on May 03, 2010, 08:39:02 pm

Title: Chicken poo tea, anyone?
Post by: valr on May 03, 2010, 08:39:02 pm

I spent hours scarifying a bit of my garden today ... most satisfying. It's like taking a dyson to it! ;D  Loads of moss and thatch lifted and now it looks a bit scabby.
(The bit I am scarifying is not the bit where my chickens free range.)
It costs me a fortune in weed feed and mosskiller - about £80 last year  :o
So I am wondering if I can make some feed myself! I am taking care of the moss with the electric scarifyer and am prepared to hand weed/nuke dandelions etc  with roundup, but I was wondering about feeding it ... someone mentioned making some kind of concoction with chicken poo. I have plenty of that!  Any ideas anyone?  ???

Title: Re: Chicken poo tea, anyone?
Post by: valr on May 04, 2010, 08:54:37 pm

Right I will have a go! I have a 6 gallon bucket ready .... will let you know how it goes!  :farmer:

Title: Re: Chicken poo tea, anyone?
Post by: little blue on May 04, 2010, 09:08:47 pm

I would guess, just soak it in a bucket, then dilute it?!
be careful, in case it scorches....

Title: Re: Chicken poo tea, anyone?
Post by: valr on May 04, 2010, 10:47:14 pm

Yes thanks thats probably the best plan. ! I may even add some nettles?! :farmer:

Title: Re: Chicken poo tea, anyone?
Post by: valr on May 04, 2010, 11:08:08 pm

http://www.food-security.info/pdf%20%28English%29/ECHO%20%28English%29/Chicken%20Manure%20Tea%20as%20a%20Fertilizer.pdf

Interesting!