Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Oct 08, 2010 5:59 pm I'm just a beginner gardener what kind of manure should i use? currently i am planting perennials and hoping to build a garden with colourful flowers. sheep manure, cow manure, chicken manure etc which one? Re: Best Manure 2Oct 08, 2010 7:35 pm Pig. I would be focusing on certified organic soil soils instead. you don't get much for your money using poos and in the soils you will have, these make very little difference when compared with the soil conditioners and improvers for similar money and same effort in the garden. The only exception would be this one. http://www.dsatco.com/Piggypost35LBags/ ... roductName Re: Best Manure 3Oct 08, 2010 7:36 pm I should add that many Perth cities and shires have strict regulations on the use of chook poo. In other words, they don't want it used. Re: Best Manure 4Oct 08, 2010 8:44 pm ![]() I should add that many Perth cities and shires have strict regulations on the use of chook poo. In other words, they don't want it used. Seriously? Why is that Fu? Building on an acre in Macedon ......one day. Re: Best Manure 5Oct 08, 2010 10:10 pm ![]() I'm just a beginner gardener what kind of manure should i use? currently i am planting perennials and hoping to build a garden with colourful flowers. sheep manure, cow manure, chicken manure etc which one? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Best Manure 6Oct 09, 2010 6:19 pm It is a serious risk for the contamination of ground water, wet lands, rivers. The nitrogen and phosphorus is not a welcomed thing. Have you ever done a pH test on chook poo? I have. Goes off the chart! Very alkaline stuff. Our soils on the west coast for the most part are among the most alkaline in the world. That means the nutrients we put on overall are not absorbed by the plants. So then chook poo is added and we get a further retarding of nutrient uptake. What you will see is a quick rapid flush of green growth. What lingers is the compounding alkaline properties making the plants wash out and go yellow months and months later. There are further reasons for poor nutrient uptake but I'll stay on topic and not bore you ![]() ![]() Then there are the suspected growth hormones that "no one uses" ![]() There are also a range of reasons why chook poo is not suggested for use and the risk it poses to our drinking water (which comes from right under our feet in one of the biggest rain water tanks going) but they may not be up for public discussion. Many ground water contaminations have been traced back to market gardeners using chook poo why there know they should not. For the home gardener, make sure it is very well rotted before using it if you have your own chooks ![]() ![]() ![]() Re: Best Manure 7Oct 09, 2010 7:56 pm Thought I might post this from another very credible source, The Greenlife Soil Company. Just to give a more balanced perspective other than mine ![]() http://www.greenlifesoil.com.au/compost.htm (oh and I was saying "Feed the soil and never the plant" for a long time before this came along but many say it ![]() ![]() MANURE (or why sometimes it's good to be in the poo!) Preferably, manures should be well aged before using directly on garden beds. Fresh manures can be added to a compost pile, or left (covered to keep out flies) for a month or two until relatively odourless and ready to use. Fresh manures can contain excessive nitrates which can 'burn' some sensitive plants. Animal manures are a great way of adding nitrogen to soil, and organic matter, and help stimulate microbial activity. Which manure is best? Quite frankly, any manure is going to help improve soil - however, different poos do different things. the richest manure (in terms of range of nutrients) is actually pidgeon poop! Chicken and other poultry manure also packs a pretty good punch - but bird poo contains hardly any organic matter. In contrast, horse and cow manure is lower in nutrients, but is much higher in organic material - which is really useful to improve soil. Some gardeners may swear by sheep poo for this and cow poo for that - and never the twain shall mix! In our experience, variety is the spice of life and - like us - your soil benefits from a varied diet. Manure can be used distributed on top of garden beds or dug through the soil. It is also great to add to compost heaps or worm farms. Our Manure Products include: Blended Manure A weed free blend of sheep and pulverised cow manure. Feeds and adds organic matter. Available in bulk or 25 litre bags. Multigrow Composted and pelletised chicken manure. An effective, organic all purpose fertiliser. Available in 4kg or 36kg bags. 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