I don't know if this goes with the subject but my dad puts fish guts and sometimes squid from fishing in the blender then puts the mulch in between the soil of his plants. After some time his ficus tree is has bloom so much it's unbelievable. Can this be used for our plants?

Tony
Huntington Beach, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: "Billy M. Rhodes"
Sent: 2/9/05 2:36:48
To: "
Subject: [IBC] Animal fertilizer

In a message dated 2/9/2005 4:11:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

Excreta of HERBEVOROUS animals is good manure provided it is well rotted.
It is used more as a buffer to improve the texture and quality of the soil,
than as a
fertilizer. But if it is not well rotted, it can be equally bad. While it
rots, it releases toxins which can be extremely harmful to the roots.

Anil Kaushik

Can you be more specific concerning the "toxins?" I know that:
1. depending upon the diet of the animal and possibly how the
manure is collected their may be "salts" in the manure that would need to
leach out in a compost pile.
2. fresh manure, as it breaks down, can draw nitrogen from
the soil instead of adding to it.
3. some manure (chicken, but I wouldn't think ruminants) can
contain too much nitrate and that can burn plants and roots.

Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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