In article , Persephone wrote:

On 26 Oct 2005 19:15:40 -0700, "Chuckie" wrote:

Not true
chicken manure will not burn your plant if handled properly.
When using it make sure it is dry spread it out to your preference
amoug your plant but do pile it, because it will burn the soil in that
area and you will not be able grow anything in that area.
Chuckie

Respectfully disagee. Chickie doo-doo is the most potent. It
does have the capability of burning if (as you indicate) it is
improperly applied, but most sources I have consulted in [censored]
years of gardening hold that ALL manure should be well-rotted, or if
you prefer the phrasing -- not hot from the out source g

Persephone


A couple of the least root-burning poos are rabbit poo & llama poo. Even
these SHOULD be composted before use. All others risk not only disease to
family & pets, but will damage plants & beneficial microorganisms while
encouraging harmful microorganisms. But it's one of the not-so-secret
dirty little secrets of farming that whether its chickenshit or cowshit or
shit from under rabbit hutches, slopping it on gardens mostly raw is a
commonplace without a great number of ill health effects (by luck rather
than by safety). For most of us, it would not be worth the possibility of
salmonella, e-coli, plus any number of zoonotic pathogens passable to
family members & pets, which certainly can result from spreading animal
shit throughout one's garden then getting down on hands & knees to plant
things or weed things & get shit instead of wholesome humus all over one's
hands. Or even eating it if its in the lettuce garden. A hot compost kills
all harmful pathogens & parasites found in poo, while breaking down into a
wholesome even sweet-smelling organic compost.

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