Posted on 01/30/2015 12:38:35 PM PST by greeneyes
I shoveled a pickup truck load or two of cow manure into our compost pile as a kid.
Little did I know just how excellent training it was for the rest of my life.
cooked in fried eggs with chopped onions. cooked with hash browns. since I have so much, I pulled some up and shred it around my new plants to try to keep rabbits away. And yes, I have to till around it to give it borders.
On 3 April 2015, I will walk out of my current job and become a gardener and woodworker (i.e. Retired!) We are planning our landscaping and expanded gardens, now!
Oh, yeah, and this morning in southern New Hampshire, it is 7 degrees and 2.5 degree wind chill. We got over 2’ of snow this week and more on the way.
Ah penance - a good thing.
Helpful chart
Manure nutrient chart « on: February 01, 2010, 03:06:21 AM » ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manure Type Dry Matter % Ammonium-N Total N P K ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swine, no bedding 18 6 10 9 8
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swine, with bedding 18 5 6 7 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beef, no bedding 52 7 21 14 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beef, with bedding 50 8 21 18 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dairy, no bedding 18 4 9 4 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dairy, with bedding 21 5 9 4 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheep, no bedding 28 5 18 11 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheep, with bedding 28 5 14 9 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry, no litter 45 26 33 48 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry, with litter 75 36 56 45 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey, no litter 22 17 27 20 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey, with litter 29 13 20 16 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Horse, with bedding 46 4 14 4 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry compost 45 1 17 39 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dairy, compost 45 <1 12 12 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mixed compost Dairy/Swine/Poultry 43 <1 11 11 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook 2nd edition 1985 « Last Edit: February 01, 2010, 03:08:07 AM by chuckga »
http://thebayougardener.com/smf/index.php?topic=577.0
Duh,,,preview didn’t look like this.
You are a wealth of information, thanks! We are sort of stumbling through the process of becoming more self sufficient. Having a large garden is our first step, I attempted canning tomatoes for the first time ever last year. We’ve used them all and no one got sick or died so I’m feeling a bit less intimidated about trying more types of food preservation. Thanks again, your advice is very helpful.
Thank you for the fertilzer breakdown of farm annimal manure ; I had never seen such a comprehensive soil enrichment analysis on farm manure.
I am sure when you saw it on the forum , you probably said something like :"Holy Crap !!..that's not what its supposed to look like ."
www.http://thebayougardener.com/smf/index.php?topic=577.0
Not a criticism, but offerred as assistance, I suggest you visit the " Sandbox Forum " when you first sign in on your account .
It will familiarize you with the HTML codeing .
(P.S. : I was a member for over a year before I learned about the "Sandbox" , and had other members post for me... Lol !)
..and sometimes I still screw it up, even now ! )
I am getting real running hot water today after 10 years. I can't carry buckets of hot water anymore. Yay.
/johnny
Self sufficiency starts with keeping out of debt as much as possible; frequent the flea markets and garage sales for serviceable good tools that you need.
Contact Cooperative Extension to see what services and educational opportunities are avaialble for little or no cost.
Have a 'soil test' done to analayze your prospective garden area to determine fertilizer requirements , and micro-nutrients avaiable and/or needed.
Barter as much as possible, especially for seasonal equipment which only gets used infrequently. Invest only in good quality hand tools. Knowledge without tools is useless.
Develope good and useful relationships(barter?)with the Town Supervisor(leaves in fall,trees anytime),tree crews (sawdust,trees anytime),seed exchanges, and farmer markets.
Teach your children to maintain the garden, how to maintain their garden tools, and about crops that do well in your geographic area. Establish a root cellar for cold storage.
Teach cooking to all the kids(boys and girls); same with canning , fruit leathers, dehydration, sewing skills, bee keeping, maple sugaring, double-couponing, etc.,etc...
Learn about cold frames, hot frames, greenhouse gardening , raised beds, seed starting and germanation, scheduling plants maturation dates, food storage, etc.
Yes, you can be self sustaining through learning , teaching , sharing your skills, sharing productivity and developing relationships in the community where both can prosper.
It's called : Having a "Good Reputation", and "sharing with others" where everybody benefits .
In the scriptures it's called : "Not hiding your light under a bushel basket",.. or something like that.
Anyone who wishes to be self sufficient in 'Minne-snowta' has my adminration
Amen!
/johnny
/johnny
/johnny
Wow, looks good!!
That is a beautiful photo. Thanks for sharing.
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