Author Topic: More natural 'bought in' fertiliser.... (Read 3343 times)

FiB · « **on:** March 19, 2012, 09:58:37 am »

Anyone got any non petrochemical based fertiliser recommendations? I was wondering if you could get chicken pellets designed for tractor spreading? We dont have any muck of our own and took hay off 3 fields last year. They have been quite heavily grazed over the winter (sheep) so I know I need to put something back in.... Last year we had just moved in so I went along with neighbours suggestion of buying in fertilizer prills which another neighbour spread. It didnt feel right, and I felt a bit railroaded, and its happening again.... Basically he wants to share a bag as he only has a few acres too. So cost wise its a good thing. I use cluck and home compost on veg patch - is their a larger scale version of cluck that anyone knows of? Thanks Fi

Bionic · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2012, 10:02:46 am »

FIB,
Did you see Country File last night? Adam was buying in chicken compost from somewhere in the south. It was an enormous load though. He had a contractor spreading it for him and reckoned it would take a couple of days to do.
Sally

FiB · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2012, 10:08:41 am »

Not yet - recorderd it! Thats interesting and shows Im not mad then! Google search hasnt turned up anything yet, but will try again. Cheers, F

mandos1993 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2012, 06:53:39 pm »

you want to try a local chicken farmer they should sell you it by the ton how much are you looking for ?

SteveHants · « **Reply #4 on:** April 09, 2012, 07:30:03 am »

Quote from: Bionic on March 19, 2012, 10:02:46 am

FIB,
Did you see Country File last night? Adam was buying in chicken compost from somewhere in the south. It was an enormous load though. He had a contractor spreading it for him and reckoned it would take a couple of days to do.
Sally

I imagine its from the big chicken unit about 4 miles from his farm.....