11-30-2006, 02:30 AM
the stuff we get here in michigan as cow manure is mostly clay, sand and 10% cow manure/stall waist. (straw, hay ect...)
the stuff in alstraila is not allowed in the us. no animal wast fertilizers are allowed to pass over in to the united states from out of the country.
this ban came in to being after the mad cow problem cropped up.
you are right that all manure and potting soils in a state of decay, but so is your front lawn.
probably the worst to work with is vermaculite, untill it is thuroghly moisturized. the particals is so find you can inhale them. so goggles and respitory mask are escential.
its a good thing they dont use gibsom in it any more.
in the summer time the only fertilizers I use is blood and bone meal and fish emulsion.
in the spring I use processed cow manure around the roses and strawberries. fresh straw is placed above the manure around the strawberries. just to keep the berries up off the ground.
early spring before planting, I use all the fish remains left over from what I caught though the winter, I dig a trench under the rows to be planted and place a healthy layer 3-4 inches thick. thinner if I am running short of fish remains for the spring.
as soon as the spring and summer fish start comming in, I dig trenches between the rows and fill with about 6 inches thick of remains. Every year my garden gets richer in nutrients.
I get maximum yeald for minimum space. I dont grow underground vegies in that area, not a good idea.
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the stuff in alstraila is not allowed in the us. no animal wast fertilizers are allowed to pass over in to the united states from out of the country.
this ban came in to being after the mad cow problem cropped up.
you are right that all manure and potting soils in a state of decay, but so is your front lawn.
probably the worst to work with is vermaculite, untill it is thuroghly moisturized. the particals is so find you can inhale them. so goggles and respitory mask are escential.
its a good thing they dont use gibsom in it any more.
in the summer time the only fertilizers I use is blood and bone meal and fish emulsion.
in the spring I use processed cow manure around the roses and strawberries. fresh straw is placed above the manure around the strawberries. just to keep the berries up off the ground.
early spring before planting, I use all the fish remains left over from what I caught though the winter, I dig a trench under the rows to be planted and place a healthy layer 3-4 inches thick. thinner if I am running short of fish remains for the spring.
as soon as the spring and summer fish start comming in, I dig trenches between the rows and fill with about 6 inches thick of remains. Every year my garden gets richer in nutrients.
I get maximum yeald for minimum space. I dont grow underground vegies in that area, not a good idea.
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