is cow manure the only kind of manure that works? can i use my dog's manure or my own?

Answer 1

Cow manure doesn't work, thats a bunch of bullshit. HAHAAAAAAAA

Answer 2

I have used rabbit, horse and chicken manure. Read something one time that said human waste is not a good source. Forgot why. Also the great black dirt you get from compost with all those red wigglers is worm manure. Got a fellow gardener that swears by bat manure. (Its called gwano or something like that) So I guess any would do as long as it ages a little so you don't burn the plants up. m

Answer 3

The best manure I've ever worked with has to do with fish. I have a small backyard pond and I regularly, about every 2 weeks, take out water by the pail and pour it over whatever I happen to be growing. It works better than Miracle-Gro, and best of all, I don't have to buy it!
You could use that other stuff, but you need to remember that in the U.S., if you don't want your neighbors to look at you weird, its best to find a fertilizer that doesn't smell so bad that it wakes the neighbors. Too much human or dog feces laying around is a health hazard and police will warn then ticket you if one of your neighbors complains.

Answer 4

The health hazards associated with cat and dog manure are greater than the potential benefit from its fertilizer value.
I found this on the web.
"Although dog and cat manure both contain organic nutrients useful to plants, neither is safe to use in soil containing food crops. Both contain parasitic pathogens that are harmful to human health. Dog manure can contain the eggs of Toxocara canis (the common large roundworm), which can also infect humans. It's estimated that 90% of young puppies are infected with this worm-many are born infected-and up to 50% of all adult dogs. The eggs can be transferred to the human mouth by a person's fingers or from foods that have been in contact with dog feces. Toxocara eggs can remain viable in the soil for up to 10 years depending on environmental conditions. Because no information is known on the effects hot composting has on Toxocara eggs, it also unsafe to add dog manure to compost heaps intended for food crops. If you have a dog feces problem in your garden, remove the feces and take care to use good hygiene practices (thoroughly washing hands and vegetables) to avoid possible contamination."
Also go here and read :
http://www.gardenersnet.com/atoz/manure.htm

Answer 5

COMPOSTED dog or cow manure will work, but there are issues of biological hazards involvd with meat eater poo, that can be transmitted to humans. You can even compost human manure (yes, they make digesters that do this you can buy or build yourself), but fresh poop in the crop is how you have e coli outbreaks. Cat manure (fresh) also can make people sick so you have to make sure you always wash your hands with soap and water or wear gloves, and always wash any produce you harvest from the ground.

Answer 6

No, cow manure isn't the only kind, the manure from grazing animals (cows, sheep, horses) can be used. And no for the others!! What in the world.....

Answer 7

Human and dog manure is frequently used in some parts of the world, fermented nicely first in "honey pots" or open ponds. But, for food gardens, human and dog manure is dangerous related to e-coli. ABSOLUTELY the best, though, is turkey poo. Unless, of course, H5N1 gets a hankering for a turkey vector. P.S. I believe that the general rule of thumb for human food gardens is the manure of any ruminant, or cud chewer, is safe.

Answer 8

Virtaually all manures work, chicken and bat are comercially available. When dealing with vegetable gardens I would only use comercial products because they have been sterilized to kill bacterias. The recent .problem with spinach from California may have been caused by cow Pee

Answer 9

It depends on what you want to use it for. I would not reccomend using any kind of un-processed or "fresh" fecis for anything. You can use cow manure for a number of things. You can also buy milorganite which is human fecis for use in the lawn or garden. Please don't use your dog's or your own, your neighbor's might get the wrong idea.......

Answer 10

You can use your septic tank for fertilizer if you want. Would your want to eat the bounty of the harvest though?
Plant eating animal manure is always better.
Think about compost , contents:
(Leafy green and brown
yellow)
Makes for a better thought.

Answer 11

Don't use your dogs it is not made from plant material.
Your waste is to unsanitary.
Rotted chicken manure, bat guano, earthworm castings.
It depends on how big of an area you are trying to cover.