Comments on: Manure Tea – Best Natural Fertilizer?

By: bobby

bobby — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:20:57 +0000

HI ALL,always thought any time manure was put on garden,or dug in,then rains come, do u not get MANURE TEA? I USE IT LOTS BUT I DO STIR IT QUIET OFTEN,and mix with more water, manure tea my 3rd love, WIFE THEN DOG LOL LOL HAPPY NEW YEAR,

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:26:46 +0000

I love this thread too! Manure tea is definitely a “hot” topic!

By: Cow Dung is Clean! :)

Cow Dung is Clean! :) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:46:00 +0000

Unlike the stool of other animals Cow Dung is clean. Cows speand their days eating grass and the like and have 4 stomachs to digest all of that green. It has been scientifically proven to have antiseptic properties so the people who are saying that it is dangerous are in ignorance. All of the Cow’s by-products are wholesome! The dung can be used as a cleaner alternative to cooking with gas and has been used as such for thousands of years, the milk from the cow can be churned into butter from which clarified butter known as Ghee can be produced which is used in cooking aswell as an alternative for oil lamps, and we all know the delicious things that come from milk! Back to the Cow Dung topic, Cow Dung is wonderful for plants and as you all are aware of you just have to rest it for a period and dilute it well as to not burn the plants, that’s all and your plants will thank you! This is a great thread Mrs. Dirty Boots!

By: littlejonny

littlejonny — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:18:35 +0000

Gday all (great site by the way)although I am no expert I would like to share how I prepare the manure for my garden any comments or ideas for improvements on this process would be welcomed….I use horse poo simply because this is the most available to me.After collecting I reuse any plastic bags and milk bottles that I have stored(handy things milk bottles)I then bag or bottle the dry manure and leave in the sun for one day(I have found this really gets the process started).I then take the top layer off my compost heap and put the bags and bottles on the heap, with a knife i put a small hole in each bag and bottle then put the top layer back on the compost pile. I then leave them for about three months to perculate(depending on weather)the end result is a very strong mix, only a very small amount(table spoon full,rough measure only,I don’t use a table spoon from my kitchen…..germaphobes breath easy)into about ten litres of water.It is amazing just how quick plants react once applied.All the left over manure brew I then put into a sixty litre plasic drum to be used at a later date.

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:23:47 +0000

@ SM – Well said!

By: SM

SM — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:56:27 +0000

Dear Betty, seems like you are looking at a site describing the making of Manure Tea for no reason.

I suggest that you look for other forms of Fertilizer, such as Chemical Grows. They are fully synthetic and many of the Oil based, which means you will be getting something completely Un-organic, which sounds like it would be perfect for you

By: chicken

chicken — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:00:19 +0000

Lots of leaching, ie high amounts of rain, and warm temperatures can lead to loss of the plant available nitrogen in litter (aka the good stuff) however old litter still has some nitrogen locked up in its organic matter that will EVENTUALLY be released. I would say just add the old litter to your garden and skip making to tea to make use of all the good organic material and you should still get a little K and P and a slow release of N that will help for years to come. But old manures really lack much nutrients you are really just improving soil structure.

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:39:24 +0000

HiloHattie – Hi sorry but you’ve asked the wrong gal! I don’t worry too much about such specifics, since even well rotted manure is full of nutrients and good for plants as we know. No doubt yours will have fewer, but still a good amount.

By: HiloHattie

HiloHattie — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:31:00 +0000

We have such wet weather here in Hilo, Hawaii that I’m afraid my chicken manure is already leached of much of its nutrients by the time I gather and brew it.
Since I’m using it as one of a number of admendments, I don’t think its a great problem.
Nevertheless, I’d like to know about the chicken manure decomposition factor. How long is it viable when left in open air and weather conditions?

Mahalo nui,
Hattie

By: Steve McCreery

Steve McCreery — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:30:39 +0000

Enjoy your website. I am making some tea as I write using llama pellets. From what I’ve read llama poo is highest in N, P and K than cow, horse, chicken, pig or sheep and it doesn’t burn your plants. We’ll let you know how it works.