Depends on what you grow. Too much on peppers and all you get are leaves. Too much on tomatoes and you get rot.
Just add it to your regular compost heap and turn it once a week. It will really heat up faster than adding diet cola!
When I was a youngster 40s we raised chickens and other birds we always covered the coop floor with rice hulls. In those days hulls were free at the mill.Have to disagree with what they told you. It's good, but...Chicken poop is one of the hottest fertilizers out there. Not a good thing. Unless fully composted it can burn and kill the seedlings. Find somebody that keeps rabbits and offer to clean it up for them. Rabbit poop is the best and can go directly to the soil at planting time. My second choice, for soil building purposes, would be sheep.
Best choices for chicken are to add it to compost and spread it sparingly after a year OR buy it fully composted. I get it composted at a value of 5-4-3 from Fedco in Maine, $25 for 40lbs. when I run out of my own.
I also compost with worms in my basement year-round. Worm poop can be added to seed trays at 10% for a noticeable boost in vigor. can be spread at apx. the same rate for in row plantings. And it costs nothing to feed worms leftover coffee grounds and shredded junk mail. Leftover plain pasta with no sauce is like candy to them.
Same here. Valentine’s Day is the traditional planting date for early spring gardens. We have had isolated frosty mornings in March, but not often. It’s worth taking a chance. Summer heat comes early and the bugs are relentless once they get started.
Amen to the heat.
Perhaps plant some snow peas.
Ha! Yep, squirrels hit mine too. It’s the planting process that wears me out now.
Never heard of doing that. I used to row crop potatoes, but not anymore. But I was thinking that if a bag works maybe just buy a bag of potting/garden soil, slice the top open and plant some. Plus a few slits in the bottom for drainage.
My dog Abby is spoiled and sleeps inside every night all year. So while she’s sleeping the games are on outside.
In addition to the coyotes there is a Great Horned Owl that hangs around occasionally. Maybe they will take care of "varmint matters" for me?
They certainly like squirrels. They’ll grab a cat in an instant too!
Yep, probably should every now and then just to keep them guessing!Ya gotta change it up. Let the dog out at midnight a few times and the game changes!
