2006-12-14 04:50:31 · 9 answers · asked by l.totoro 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
your own urine will be high in nitrogen. thats cheap and as long as you drink you will always pee
2006-12-14 05:36:11 · answer #1 · answered by tdodd4 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Definitely chicken manure because it is dry and very high in nitrogen in addition too the feathers will already be in the mix and they will bring the level up that much more. Composting consists of mixing dry and wet mediums together so fresh cut grass clippings mixed with the manure, soil, wet and/or dry leaves, along with kitchen scraps (as long as there is no meat, fat) mixed together will make a nice pile.
Be sure to layer it at first, then mix it together, to get the process started. Wet it slightly, but not too much or the pile will be come anaerobic, oxygen is a big factor in getting the mix to heat up to a higher temperature. If it is too thick, get some pipe or PVC pipe and drill holes in it the shove them into the pile this will make it so the little critters (worms and such) don't die out. Have fun and if it stinks it needs to be turned.
2006-12-14 05:43:04 · answer #2 · answered by vissenrivier 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vissenbie is right on everything he said ~ [except for small point that chicken manure, when fresh, is wet, sloppy wet]. But who cares. It's absolutely the best nitrogen element you can use in compost. And no, in a compost pile, you don't have to be concerned about it burning; you WanT it to burn in the pile. Just don't put fresh chicken manure on the soil around your plants. But do put it in the compost pile. It's the best.
2006-12-14 14:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by NoTlazidazi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything green would add nitrogen so I would think that grass clippings would be best and most available. If you are good at composting and your pile heats up, any pesticides and herbicides should break down. Call a local lawnmowing service and ask them to make 'a deposit' now and again.
2006-12-14 08:01:47 · answer #4 · answered by Debs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grass clippings or manure will work. If using manure, rabbit manure works the best. Chicken manure is very acidic and can burn your vegetables if not careful. Other manures such as cow or horse manure may introduce weeds into your garden. Vegetable scraps can also add nitrogen to your compost.
2006-12-14 05:03:26 · answer #5 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nitrates will be found in any decomposing material.
Any manure will increase it but poultry is the highest, so high that it can "burn" garden plants if not composted. It also can carry a repritory pathogen, so handling with a mask is a good idea.
Heres a link of small chicken farms. http://www.lionsgrip.com/farms.html#260
As for that and bacterial pathogens, composting well will kill them off
2006-12-14 05:44:18 · answer #6 · answered by sanbornstrees 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grass clippings or get some poo from a llama place or a chicken farm. Pretty much any poo will do from farm animals. Chicken feathers also work great. Most farmers will let you get as much poo or feathers as you want. Just ask.
Kitchen scraps are good too. Add some used coffee grounds, tea bags(no staples) melon rinds, carrot peelings, apple cores, basically any food leftovers that come through your kitchen.
Anything green that comes from your yard is a good source of nitrogen.
2006-12-14 04:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by talarlo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree, grass clippings but correct me if I'm wrong, isn't manure the source of e-coli? I have been thinking about this since the spinach scare because my mom used to use manure on her garden.
2006-12-14 05:07:41 · answer #8 · answered by porkchop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ammonium phosphate is a good nitrogen source, but may now be restricted due to Bush's war on terror.
2006-12-14 08:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by ibeboatin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋