On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:58:11 -0700, (Glenna Rose)
wrote:

writes:

Mark is talking about a pondful (kiddy pool, I believe he mentioned
earlier) of water with some duck poo in it, not shoveling the manure
directly onto his plants. Duck poo in 10-20 gallons of water isn't
going to "burn" any plants.

Would this also be true of chicken manure? I've been thinking about
manure tea with it since I might not be able to get my usual amount of
horse manure this year since time is running out for rototilling it in.

I'd put two or three gallons of manure in a 50-gallon drum. What think you?

Not having any chickens or ducks, I'm spreaking only of what I've
read. The caveats about poultry manure seem to be against heaping
piles of fresh droppings directly into the garden -- the high nitrogen
content may 'burn' plants. It is usually recommended to allow fresh
manure to compost before using.

However, these cautions are about piles of manure maybe mixed with a
little bedding/straw, not a tiny amount diluted with water. The
manure, in and of itself, isn't harmful -- high concentrations of
fresh manure may be.

Here's a reference that tells more than anyone needs to know about
various manures:

http://tinyurl.com/2a3o2