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Newfoundland

how much should you add to the patch

3/8/2015 5:04:25 PM

Central NY

Lots

3/8/2015 5:39:48 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

I got this from a University of Wisconsin report on pelletized poultry fertilizer:
Analysis Percent
Moisture 14.1; Nitrogen 4.438; Organic N 4.218
Ammonium N 0.220; Phosphate 3.233
Potash 2.411; Sulfur 0.42 Magnesium 0.57
Calcium 7.165
PPM
Boron 30; Copper 103; Iron 592
Manganese 350; Zinc 256

How much you use depends on your soil test.

3/8/2015 5:39:50 PM

Central NY

Best tilled in to the soil in the fall I think....

3/8/2015 5:40:44 PM

Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

Use llama manure instead,does not have to be composted,does not burn the plants,right in to the garden and till it in,fall spring summer does not matter.

3/8/2015 6:16:50 PM

South Hero, VT

DON'T add it in the spring, unless it's been composted for a year. Joe Jutras added too much one fall, and he deeply regretted it the next year--great plants, but crummy pumpkins.

Watch the video "Growing Giant Pumpkins SNGPG Style" for more details.

3/8/2015 7:21:24 PM

Colorado

Go light with it or not at all.We have a composted poultry manure in our area. A 40 lb bag goes a long ways.

3/8/2015 7:38:49 PM

Bethlehem CT

Newfie it's hard to say how much for you to use, it depends if it is mixed with bedding or straight manure. Personally I love using chicken manure. I have never burned a plant and I do use fresh. I add an inch or so then I till it in. Chicken manure is loaded with micronutrients and has the highest NPK analysis of any manure that I know of.

3/8/2015 7:45:48 PM

Newfoundland

it has sawdust in it I got it last fall in oct

3/10/2015 4:54:46 AM

Bear Creek, NC

It does go along way. It will make grass grow on top of rocks. It will make the vines grow fast and the weeds grow even faster. How much to use...well it just depends on how much your soil needs it. Mine(manure) was sent off for a waste analysis. Basically it came back 27-50-50. I sent off two samples. The one straight out of the house was stronger than the one that had composted for a couple of months but it wasn't much weaker. Now thats out of a commercial house. You wont see any sawdust in mine. If what you get does have it, it's nowhere as strong i'd bet. My patch gets half to an inch before i till it in.

3/12/2015 4:03:15 PM