Can steer manure be used in a vegatable garden?

Question

We are preparing a raised garden and intended to add a 1/2 inch layer of steer manure below the garden soil.

Answer 1

Gads

What a bunch of Bull

The e-coli comes from slaughter house steers that have been grain feed for 2 weeks prior to slaughter. If it's local stuff don't worry about it

Also Steer manure from slaughter houses in the south that are fed Cotton gin trash "might" have a salt issue

A 1/2 in of tilled manure won't give you problems

Rule #1 never apply fresh manure to a garden after the seeds have germinted (Tis in one of the old Bibles)

If you can remember that simple rule you won't get sick That dumb, that simple

I used manure for over 55 years


You can add up to 2" a year w/o problems, over that you "Might" need a little lime for pH balance

Answer 2

The steer manure will not only provide some plant nutrients, but also help to improve your soil structure. If the manure is composted first to kill weed seed, that is even better. It should be worked into the garden soil and depending on your current organic matter content, you may want to add even more. A good short article on this is attached.

Answer 3

As long as it is aged and not fresh you are doing the right thing.

Test the soil and add any thing that it needs to bring the soil to the right PH factor. The manure is the nitrogen. Mix in any compost you have, if not start one.

Answer 4

You can and we do but if you could get goat or chicken to use you will get less weeds. Think about it like this, cows and horses eat hay and grass and the waste goes through them with seeds. Pigs, goats and chicken manure does not.

Answer 5

It is not recommended...unless it is composted and several years old. Steer manure and chicken manure may contain pathogenic bacteria, such as E.coli.
Mushroom manure, leaf mulch, seaweed and homemade compost are great choices.

Answer 6

I heard which you will weigh down dry protein dogs biscuits and gut load your bugs with that. As for the substrate for the crickets i heard the simplest to apply is paper towels. it incredibly is basic to alter and that they seem to like it to chew on it. additionally shop a bowl of moist coco fiber or vermiculite in the corner for the female crickets to place eggs in. i for my section does not have faith backyard soil as i'm undecided what they placed into it :)

Answer 7

yes it is very good for the soil in your garden

Answer 8

The University of California website lists this along with others and also gives approx. nutrient values so you can better judge the concentration....

http://cetulare.ucdavis.edu/pubgrape/ng797.htm

Answer 9

be sure it is far enough down not to "burn" your veggies.
if you have near neighbors, you might get some flack over
the smell if it is open to the air.

Answer 10

my father in law contracted ecoli from this very thing, if you do be sure you wash everything thouroughly before consuming!