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Chicken Manure Pellets Question

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  • 07-04-2015 11:47am
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    Happyman42
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    Picked up a bucket of this stuff (organic) in pellet form.
    Would it be ok to use this on salad crops, lettuce, spring onions, beetroot etc?
    Never used it before...any idea of how much to use on an 8x4 raised bed.


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    Norfolk Enchants_
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    Happyman42 wrote: »
    Picked up a bucket of this stuff (organic) in pellet form.
    Would it be ok to use this on salad crops, lettuce, spring onions, beetroot etc?
    Never used it before...any idea of how much to use on an 8x4 raised bed.
    Organic simply means it's derived from living matter as opposed to chemical fertilisers. Personally I don't see an issue with using them for your crops, although if you want your food to be organic (free from chemicals and pesticides), then I'd buy organic certified fertiliser.


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    Happyman42
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    Norfolk Enchants_ wrote: »
    Organic simply means it's derived from living matter as opposed to chemical fertilisers. Personally I don't see an issue with using them for your crops, although if you want your food to be organic (free from chemicals and pesticides), then I'd buy organic certified fertiliser.

    Sorry, I wasn't worried or wondering about the organic aspect, just is it ok to use this. I was wondering could it affect the taste of delicate plants like lettuce etc. It has quite a whiff! :)


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    Norfolk Enchants_
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    Happyman42 wrote: »
    Sorry, I wasn't worried or wondering about the organic aspect, just is it ok to use this. I was wondering could it affect the taste of delicate plants like lettuce etc. It has quite a whiff! :)
    No because it's organic it breaks down in the soil and only the nutrients are taken up by the plant, rest assured you won't be eating chiken poo scented vegetables.


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    Supercell
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    I use them on everything OP, go for it. As to how much dont go mad and cover every cm, just scatter it about. Poor quality soil would need more. What are you using to make the raised bed with? - if you bought the topsoil hopefully its decent enough already. As its a natural product I wouldn't worry too much about overdoing it within reason.
    oh and goes without saying, wash your hands afterward , especially if you are going to be handling food!
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    Happyman42
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    Supercell wrote: »
    I use them on everything OP, go for it. As to how much dont go mad and cover every cm, just scatter it about. Poor quality soil would need more. What are you using to make the raised bed with? - if you bought the topsoil hopefully its decent enough already. As its a natural product I wouldn't worry too much about overdoing it within reason.
    oh and goes without saying, wash your hands afterward , especially if you are going to be handling food!

    Cheers!
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    Anatom
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    I need to get another bucket of this stuff, as it made a huge difference last year. I would highly recommend it!


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    enumbers
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    only problem is the dogs keep eating them :(


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    Sonnenblumen
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    enumbers wrote: »
    only problem is the dogs keep eating them :(

    not uncommon but to prevent this happening, try wetting area after application, usually dissolves the pellets ;)


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    fryup
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    is there any veg or fruit chicken pellets shouldn't be used on?


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    macraignil
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    fryup wrote: »
    is there any veg or fruit chicken pellets shouldn't be used on?


    Carrots are one crop that are better when they do not get too much fertilizer as the roots can "fork" into multiple small roots chasing after the nutrients rather than focusing on producing one standard carrot root.


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    rolion
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    And pay attention on how you spread on the plants ,trees or vegs.
    Do not touch them directly as that will burn the living thing !
    Do it gradually and in small quantity, maybe 2-3 small pieces around the plant.
    Use some gloves for your own protection.
    Re the smell, i used to tell my junior that this is the first smell of the food that goes on the table...

    I'm having the small bottled water plastic and cut them on top.
    Inserting few pellets in there and then fil up with water. Drop in the soil, beside the tree and let the water slowly go off, gravity, down to soil.
    Repeating every couple of days until all pellets fully dissolved.
    Do it again every couple of weeks, depending on the weather or the growing stage of the plant / trees.

    Good luck...


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