Picked up some rabbit manure, it is mixed with straw and wood shaving. what
is best way to use in vegetable garden? can i simply till it into soil? any
advise appreciated.

wrote:
Picked up some rabbit manure, it is mixed with straw and wood
shaving. what is best way to use in vegetable garden? can i simply
till it into soil? any advise appreciated.

I would use it as it is. The amount that you add depends on how much manure
there is in the straw and shavings, rabbit is quite strong when fresh and
could burn plants if laid on too thickly.

Some will tell you that all manure MUST be composted before using it, to me
this is a waste of time that allows nutrients that you want in your soil to
escape into the environment.

David

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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

wrote:
Picked up some rabbit manure, it is mixed with straw and wood
shaving. what is best way to use in vegetable garden? can i simply
till it into soil? any advise appreciated.

I would use it as it is. The amount that you add depends on how much manure
there is in the straw and shavings, rabbit is quite strong when fresh and
could burn plants if laid on too thickly.

Some will tell you that all manure MUST be composted before using it, to me
this is a waste of time that allows nutrients that you want in your soil to
escape into the environment.

David

That said, and try not to get any on the edible portions of the plant.
After 3 months, it should just be aged fertilizer.

Manure Chicken Diary cow Horse Steer Rabbit Sheep
N 1.1 .257 .70 .70 2.40 .70
P .80 .15 .30 .30 1.40 .30
K .50 .25 .60 .40 .60 .90
Http://www.plantea.com/manuer.htm
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wrote:
Picked up some rabbit manure, it is mixed with straw and wood shaving. what
is best way to use in vegetable garden? can i simply till it into soil? any
advise appreciated.

no need to till it and scatter it all over
the place. also, no need to leave any of it
on the surface subject to wind and rain.

run a small trench along the row or use
holes to bury some near the planting spots
of select plants. different plants feed
at different levels. this way you can
maximize the effectiveness and not waste
it to the wind or rain.


songbird

On 4/23/2013 10:22 PM, songbird wrote:
wrote:
Picked up some rabbit manure, it is mixed with straw and wood shaving. what
is best way to use in vegetable garden? can i simply till it into soil? any
advise appreciated.

no need to till it and scatter it all over
the place. also, no need to leave any of it
on the surface subject to wind and rain.

run a small trench along the row or use
holes to bury some near the planting spots
of select plants. different plants feed
at different levels. this way you can
maximize the effectiveness and not waste
it to the wind or rain.


songbird


I have a friend who live out in the country and they have chickens. I
was wondering how long chicken manure has to compost before it can be
used in my tomato garden? They don't have any rabbits, so I thought I'd
ask about the chicken manure.

--
Natural Girl

Natural Girl wrote:
On 4/23/2013 10:22 PM, songbird wrote:
wrote:
Picked up some rabbit manure, it is mixed with straw and wood
shaving. what is best way to use in vegetable garden? can i simply
till it into soil? any advise appreciated.

no need to till it and scatter it all over
the place. also, no need to leave any of it
on the surface subject to wind and rain.

run a small trench along the row or use
holes to bury some near the planting spots
of select plants. different plants feed
at different levels. this way you can
maximize the effectiveness and not waste
it to the wind or rain.


songbird


I have a friend who live out in the country and they have chickens. I
was wondering how long chicken manure has to compost before it can be
used in my tomato garden? They don't have any rabbits, so I thought
I'd ask about the chicken manure.

Same issues as with rabbit, it is a valuable resource but you need to be a
little careful. Fresh chicken manure is "hot", that means it contains
soluble compounds that if applied too heavily will damage plants (ie "burn"
them). Either apply it in small quantities not actually on the plant (in
trenches as Bird says), mix with other organic material (eg sawdust, wood
shavings, straw etc) or compost it first. I favour the second. Generally I
make up a mixture of chook with compost, composting material, lime and other
goodies and apply that once or twice a year. This way you improve the
chances of the soluble and volatile compounds getting into and being bound
by the garden bed soil rather than making the grass grow better downhill
from the compost heap.

David

David Hare-Scott wrote:
Natural Girl wrote:
On 4/23/2013 10:22 PM, songbird wrote:
wrote:
Picked up some rabbit manure, it is mixed with straw and wood
shaving. what is best way to use in vegetable garden? can i simply
till it into soil? any advise appreciated.

no need to till it and scatter it all over
the place. also, no need to leave any of it
on the surface subject to wind and rain.

run a small trench along the row or use
holes to bury some near the planting spots
of select plants. different plants feed
at different levels. this way you can
maximize the effectiveness and not waste
it to the wind or rain.


songbird


I have a friend who live out in the country and they have chickens. I was
wondering how long chicken manure has to compost before it can
be used in my tomato garden? They don't have any rabbits, so I
thought I'd ask about the chicken manure.

Same issues as with rabbit, it is a valuable resource but you need to
be a little careful. Fresh chicken manure is "hot", that means it
contains soluble compounds that if applied too heavily will damage
plants (ie "burn" them). Either apply it in small quantities not
actually on the plant (in trenches as Bird says), mix with other
organic material (eg sawdust, wood shavings, straw etc) or compost it
first. I favour the second. Generally I make up a mixture of chook
with compost, composting material, lime and other goodies and apply
that once or twice a year. This way you improve the chances of the
soluble and volatile compounds getting into and being bound by the
garden bed soil rather than making the grass grow better downhill
from the compost heap.

Thank you, David, for the info. How long do you think it should it be
composted before it's safe to use it?

--
Natural Girl

"Natural Girl" wrote:

How long do you think it should it be
composted before it's safe to use it?

All manure needs to be composted a minimum of one year before used in
a garden. When too fresh it will damage plant roots so by the time it
composts in the ground and your plant roots heal enough that they
would be able to use its nutrients most will have washed away from
rain/watering. The best way to use manure is to have it well
composted, turn it into a weak tea, and then apply judiciously about
once every ten days. Applying fresh manure directly to soil does more
harm than good.

Natural Girl wrote:
David Hare-Scott wrote:
Natural Girl wrote:
On 4/23/2013 10:22 PM, songbird wrote:
wrote:
Picked up some rabbit manure, it is mixed with straw and wood
shaving. what is best way to use in vegetable garden? can i
simply till it into soil? any advise appreciated.

no need to till it and scatter it all over
the place. also, no need to leave any of it
on the surface subject to wind and rain.

run a small trench along the row or use
holes to bury some near the planting spots
of select plants. different plants feed
at different levels. this way you can
maximize the effectiveness and not waste
it to the wind or rain.


songbird


I have a friend who live out in the country and they have chickens.
I was wondering how long chicken manure has to compost before it can
be used in my tomato garden? They don't have any rabbits, so I
thought I'd ask about the chicken manure.

Same issues as with rabbit, it is a valuable resource but you need to
be a little careful. Fresh chicken manure is "hot", that means it
contains soluble compounds that if applied too heavily will damage
plants (ie "burn" them). Either apply it in small quantities not
actually on the plant (in trenches as Bird says), mix with other
organic material (eg sawdust, wood shavings, straw etc) or compost it
first. I favour the second. Generally I make up a mixture of chook
with compost, composting material, lime and other goodies and apply
that once or twice a year. This way you improve the chances of the
soluble and volatile compounds getting into and being bound by the
garden bed soil rather than making the grass grow better downhill
from the compost heap.

Thank you, David, for the info. How long do you think it should it be
composted before it's safe to use it?

Zero.

David