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Post by jamesp on Aug 12, 2013 19:56:18 GMT -5
It's the bull sh*t in steer manure that causes all the problems
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Post by helens on Aug 12, 2013 20:34:47 GMT -5
Cow manure is sweet and worth $12 a bag. Home Depot sells steer manure and it will kill your plants:> LOL! Every now and then I see something like this and it totally cracks me up:). Sweet cow manure and lethal steer manure!!! LOLOL!
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Post by jamesp on Aug 12, 2013 21:03:34 GMT -5
Well, do you stay in the bathroom when your husband is doing his business?
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Aug 12, 2013 22:11:11 GMT -5
If you think chicken manure is Hot!!, you should look at Rabbit Manure!!!! We used to add 1/2 shovel of rabbit turds to a 5 gallons bucket of water let it sit for 2 days then use just the water to fertilize plants... when the water ran low add more water and the rabbit pellets are strong enough to keep going. we would get up to 2 moths out of a 1/2 shovel of rabbit turds..... and we had 6 rabbits!!!!
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Post by jamesp on Aug 13, 2013 5:04:46 GMT -5
You are so correct Mario
Horse Manure In the UK, it is probably easier to get hold of (from local stables) than cow manure. It is quite easy to handle as it is relatively dry and usually mixed with straw or hay.
Cow Manure It is available in large quantities in the spring when cows are turned out and the winter yards are cleared. It is a good soil improver and contains high levels of nutrients. It is quite wet to handle.
Pig Manure This has a very high nutrient content, although it is wetter still than cow manure and therefore harder to handle.
Sheep Manure Because sheep are not housed inside, collecting their manure is a labour-intensive job. It has to be collected by hand from the fields. It is also very high in nutrients, but because it is in the fields and not mixed with straw or hay, not so good for soil conditioning.
Chicken and Turkey Manures This is powerful stuff, so it should not be used neat. It has a very high nitrogen content thanks to the fact that poultry eliminate their urine with their faeces. But if it is mixed with straw or hay and composted for a year or so, it is excellent manure.
Rabbit Manure It is alleged that this is the best manure ever. However, collecting sufficient quantities for a garden would be a challenge.
Seabird and Bat Guano Seabird and bat guano are reputedly the bees' knees of the natural fertiliser
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 13, 2013 9:39:21 GMT -5
If you think chicken manure is Hot!!, you should look at Rabbit Manure!!!! We used to add 1/2 shovel of rabbit turds to a 5 gallons bucket of water let it sit for 2 days then use just the water to fertilize plants... when the water ran low add more water and the rabbit pellets are strong enough to keep going. we would get up to 2 moths out of a 1/2 shovel of rabbit turds..... and we had 6 rabbits!!!! Rabbit turd tea! Bet your plants loved it, Mario. When I lived in Alabama, they used to let the piles of chicken manure sit and burn out, then mix it with grain and put it into the cattle feeders. But I recall that it was still steaming, putting off heat when they were mixing it with the grain. My dog got into one of the feeders, about killed her! She drank enough water and was able to vomit it all up. Years later, when she got torsion, they said the lining of her stomach was somewhat damaged. I'm sure the CS was the cause.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 13, 2013 14:30:15 GMT -5
Forgot to ask this earlier, but since it is abundantly clear that James knows his sh!t from shinola, here's my next question - Where does horse manure fit into the whole scheme of things? You mentioned it, but didn't say how strong it is. Used that in the garden last year, seemed to work okay, no burning or anything.
There's an old guy nearby that I get cactus from occasionally. He makes road apple tea to fertilize his cactus growing in pots. He can get a golden barrel cactus from seed to volleyball-sized in no time. In my experience, cacti don't really like to be fertized much (I use osmocote in potted ones at half the amount). According to him, road apple tea is a safe alternative, and the plants grow quickly..
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Post by jamesp on Aug 14, 2013 10:01:54 GMT -5
Horse manure is weak and full of obnoxious seeds. Great after compostiication. But you will have barnyard/Johnson/crab and many other grasses lest you perform compostification to kill the seeds. Chickens digestive process will dissolve stainless steel balls, seeds do not have a chance
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 14:55:50 GMT -5
*compostification!
Jim REALLY knows his shit! Literally!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 14, 2013 16:01:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I wasn't going to comment on jamesp 's compound word. Thank you, james, for the ellucidation about the pony poop.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 14, 2013 18:34:05 GMT -5
Yes Scott, really. Glad to hallucinate on the manure, Jean.
A lot of variation from the duodenal entry point to the anal exit point greatly effecting size and composition.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 16, 2013 11:00:26 GMT -5
These are actually sandstone concretions, but James said to "put them in the turd thread." Desert turds!
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Post by jamesp on Aug 16, 2013 19:01:56 GMT -5
Perfect. That is marvelous. I feel complete now. Sandstone concretions??? Those are amazing. Those do not seem a bit unusual to the western person?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 20:30:54 GMT -5
If I were you I would save the big white turd. Well now that I think about it I probably would not. I do not have that many food scraps. Beautiful turd though. Jim
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Post by helens on Aug 16, 2013 20:39:34 GMT -5
Oh my... the turd thread gets more interesting all the time!!! LOL! I especially like the details about the different kinds of turds.
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Post by bushmanbilly on Aug 16, 2013 20:45:22 GMT -5
Speaking of shit. There is no weirder feeling than stepping in fresh cowshit with bare feet! Most of the ex farm kids should know what I'm talking about.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 16, 2013 20:51:37 GMT -5
Perfect. That is marvelous. I feel complete now. Sandstone concretions??? Those are amazing. Those do not seem a bit unusual to the western person? No, James, they are not unusual. I guess that conditions are right for them to develop, so there are a lot of them, especially in this area. They are formed underground, and when they erodeout, they can be just laying all about like this. There is an area called the Pumpkin Patch, that has large ones! Will get a pic up tomorrow, if you'd like. Jim, are you talking about the big furry white turd with big ears? If so, thank you. I didn't think that you liked dogs. That is Spunky. We got her as a pup, another found dog, she lived to almost 17 years. We think that she was Queensland Heeler and Chow mix. A good dog, but kind of funny, a real character. She's been gone about three or four years now.
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Post by bushmanbilly on Aug 16, 2013 21:01:43 GMT -5
I thought she was a white Shepard. Nice looking dog.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 16, 2013 22:05:31 GMT -5
Those earth turds are very interesting. Waders may be needed if they were any thicker.
Yes, Jean. I would like to see more earth turds. And how big do they get !?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2013 0:29:13 GMT -5
what? nobody has posted a single coprolite.
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