Manure on lawns
The other day I watched an episode of Magnum P.I., a television series
that ran in the very early 80s. Magnum P.I. was based in Hawaii. Not to get into any specifics but in this episode Higgens had ordered a pallet of dried manure to place on the lawn to increase nitrogen (as he claimed in the show). At the end of the show they show him shoveling this manure and throwing it right onto the lawn. Does anyone do this and is this better than the standard weed and feed that you get at the local big box store? I'm a bit curious as to the properties of manure since I'm thinking of experimenting with it as part of my soil mixture in my container garden this year but I don't want to add too much. |
Manure on lawns
"Mark Anderson" wrote in message
.net The other day I watched an episode of Magnum P.I., a television series that ran in the very early 80s. Magnum P.I. was based in Hawaii. Not to get into any specifics but in this episode Higgens had ordered a pallet of dried manure to place on the lawn to increase nitrogen (as he claimed in the show). At the end of the show they show him shoveling this manure and throwing it right onto the lawn. Does anyone do this and is this better than the standard weed and feed that you get at the local big box store? I'm a bit curious as to the properties of manure since I'm thinking of experimenting with it as part of my soil mixture in my container garden this year but I don't want to add too much. Manure is better than weed-n-feed. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
Manure on lawns
Travis M. wrote:
"Mark Anderson" wrote in message .net The other day I watched an episode of Magnum P.I., a television series that ran in the very early 80s. Magnum P.I. was based in Hawaii. Not to get into any specifics but in this episode Higgens had ordered a pallet of dried manure to place on the lawn to increase nitrogen (as he claimed in the show). At the end of the show they show him shoveling this manure and throwing it right onto the lawn. Does anyone do this and is this better than the standard weed and feed that you get at the local big box store? I'm a bit curious as to the properties of manure since I'm thinking of experimenting with it as part of my soil mixture in my container garden this year but I don't want to add too much. Manure is better than weed-n-feed. Just make sure it's well rotted, else those seeds that need to pass through the cow's gut to sprout will come up all over your lawn. |
Manure on lawns
On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 01:18:28 -0600, Mark Anderson
wrote: The other day I watched an episode of Magnum P.I., a television series that ran in the very early 80s. Magnum P.I. was based in Hawaii. Not to get into any specifics but in this episode Higgens had ordered a pallet of dried manure to place on the lawn to increase nitrogen (as he claimed in the show). At the end of the show they show him shoveling this manure and throwing it right onto the lawn. Does anyone do this and is this better than the standard weed and feed that you get at the local big box store? I'm a bit curious as to the properties of manure since I'm thinking of experimenting with it as part of my soil mixture in my container garden this year but I don't want to add too much. I tried this ONCE. Never again. I used "mushroom compost" which is rotted horse manure used to grow mushrooms. I introduced a lot of weeds into my lawn that took two years to eradicate. Processed palletized manure is great, if you can find it. I used palletized chicken manure on my lawn with excellent results, but I can not find it for sale anymore. I do use Milorganite (processed sewage) on my lawns. |
Manure on lawns
I hear there are some health concerns with Milorganite. It is human fecal
material. I think it is banned in some states. I never bought the stuff, but I understand the sellers refuse to list on the bag exactly where this material comes from. Sherwin D. Phisherman wrote: On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 01:18:28 -0600, Mark Anderson wrote: The other day I watched an episode of Magnum P.I., a television series that ran in the very early 80s. Magnum P.I. was based in Hawaii. Not to get into any specifics but in this episode Higgens had ordered a pallet of dried manure to place on the lawn to increase nitrogen (as he claimed in the show). At the end of the show they show him shoveling this manure and throwing it right onto the lawn. Does anyone do this and is this better than the standard weed and feed that you get at the local big box store? I'm a bit curious as to the properties of manure since I'm thinking of experimenting with it as part of my soil mixture in my container garden this year but I don't want to add too much. I tried this ONCE. Never again. I used "mushroom compost" which is rotted horse manure used to grow mushrooms. I introduced a lot of weeds into my lawn that took two years to eradicate. Processed palletized manure is great, if you can find it. I used palletized chicken manure on my lawn with excellent results, but I can not find it for sale anymore. I do use Milorganite (processed sewage) on my lawns. |
Manure on lawns
I think the reason it is banned in some states is because the concentration
of heavy metals (cadmium) and so forth, is too high for any fertilizer that might be used for growing vegetables or fruit. Sewage treatment plants are not set up to separate out the heavy metals which are part of the modern industrial world - many of which are toxic if they reach the food supply. Otherwise, treated human waste should be no more dangerous than any other animal waste.( Not something that you'd spread with your bare hands and then cook dinner without washing, I hasten to add.......lol.)Untreated human waste, on the other hand, could transmit various kinds of bacteria, parasites, and viruses, including hepatitis, amoebas, etc. "sherwindu" wrote in message ... I hear there are some health concerns with Milorganite. It is human fecal material. I think it is banned in some states. On Sun, 5 Feb |
Manure on lawns
sherwindu wrote:
I hear there are some health concerns with Milorganite. It is human fecal material. I think it is banned in some states. I never bought the stuff, but I understand the sellers refuse to list on the bag exactly where this material comes from. It comes from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District's Jones Island sewer treatment plant. For 35 years I was a proud contributor to it's raw materials. -- Warren H. ========== Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife. Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants to go outside now. Compare and buy TaxCut and TurboTax Softwa http://www.holzemville.com/taxes/ |
Manure on lawns
You can be proud of your contribution, but Milwaukee occasionally dumps their
raw untreated sewage into Lake Michigan. I fish and boat out of Racine Wisconsin just south of Milwuakee, so I'm not happy with your donation. Sherwin D. Warren wrote: sherwindu wrote: I hear there are some health concerns with Milorganite. It is human fecal material. I think it is banned in some states. I never bought the stuff, but I understand the sellers refuse to list on the bag exactly where this material comes from. It comes from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District's Jones Island sewer treatment plant. For 35 years I was a proud contributor to it's raw materials. -- Warren H. ========== Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife. Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants to go outside now. Compare and buy TaxCut and TurboTax Softwa http://www.holzemville.com/taxes/ |
Manure on lawns
"Wolf Kirchmeir" wrote in message ... Travis M. wrote: "Mark Anderson" wrote in message .net The other day I watched an episode of Magnum P.I., a television series that ran in the very early 80s. Magnum P.I. was based in Hawaii. Not to get into any specifics but in this episode Higgens had ordered a pallet of dried manure to place on the lawn to increase nitrogen (as he claimed in the show). At the end of the show they show him shoveling this manure and throwing it right onto the lawn. Does anyone do this and is this better than the standard weed and feed that you get at the local big box store? I'm a bit curious as to the properties of manure since I'm thinking of experimenting with it as part of my soil mixture in my container garden this year but I don't want to add too much. Manure is better than weed-n-feed. Just make sure it's well rotted, else those seeds that need to pass through the cow's gut to sprout will come up all over your lawn. also if it is fresh it will very probably burn your grass rob |
Manure on lawns
Dry chicken manure is very effective it will make the grass greener.
It will also make your yard have a very special odor for a while and your neighbors may complain. |
Manure on lawns
I've used old SM for ages, when I ran my lawn service I'd give lawns a good
dose of it, mind you, not coving the grass totaly, but a good amount and then a good soaking of water. Some lawns where the soil was all but used up would come back to life with a nice lawn starting up again. Now out here in the desert where I live, I use it to feed my Iris and my I.Canna and just about anything else I grow. What's funny about that show, you can only get steer at the big box stores (Eagle hardware,etc.) because the pineapple companys have all rights to that SM that comes from the island based farms. So what people buy over there comes from the mainland. -- The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Sidewalk Astronomy www.sidewalkastronomy.info Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net In Garden Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden Blast Off Online Gift Shop http://www.cafepress.com/starlords "George.com" wrote in message ... "Wolf Kirchmeir" wrote in message ... Travis M. wrote: "Mark Anderson" wrote in message .net The other day I watched an episode of Magnum P.I., a television series that ran in the very early 80s. Magnum P.I. was based in Hawaii. Not to get into any specifics but in this episode Higgens had ordered a pallet of dried manure to place on the lawn to increase nitrogen (as he claimed in the show). At the end of the show they show him shoveling this manure and throwing it right onto the lawn. Does anyone do this and is this better than the standard weed and feed that you get at the local big box store? I'm a bit curious as to the properties of manure since I'm thinking of experimenting with it as part of my soil mixture in my container garden this year but I don't want to add too much. Manure is better than weed-n-feed. Just make sure it's well rotted, else those seeds that need to pass through the cow's gut to sprout will come up all over your lawn. also if it is fresh it will very probably burn your grass rob |
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