Re: Incorporating Manures During the Growing Season

[Peter Michael Bacchus]

Added to this advice I would suggest getting some compost remedies / preps./
into onto the chicken litter before it is moved if that is at all possible
then treat the land again with a full set as soon as the spreading is done.
It is certainly better not to spread fresh manure at all for a number of
reasons but you have explained your case and I'm sure you won't be caught
out again like this.
Regards,
Peter.

Re: Incorporating Manures During the Growing Season

[Rambler Flowers LTD]

Hi Allan  Chicken litter is strong on nitrogen  so it will make any crop you
plant grow rapidlyand hence prone to insect attack . Before spading in
spread some humic powder over chicken manure and also spray with some
molasses. This will soak up some of the excess nitrogen and hold it for next
year. Humic powder is a good alternative if you are low on compost. if you
are able to mix it with the chicken litter  it will allow you to spread the
litter further.
Cheers Tony Robinson
New Zealand
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Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: Incorporating Manures During the Growing Season


 I probably need someone to slap me silly on this one, but maybe not.

 I'm managing a 163 share CSA this season and, for a variety of
 reasons, have been operating with a compost deficit all season. Now
 we're coming to plantingtime for the fall crops and I'm wondering
 about incorporating all that beautiful chicken litter that's accrued
 in the coop since this spring in beds before planting.

 As you know, my motto has always been 'compost, compost, and more
 compost,' but this year it's gone faster than I can make it plus a
 friend here in VA is growing circles around me thanks (in part, I'm
 sure) o the poop he incorporated last fall

 What say? I'm talking maybe two pickup loads into two 400 sq ft
 raised beds, spraying with BC and Field Spray, spading in, and
 letting it sit for, say 3 weeks before planting brassica's into it.

 It's the devil talking, I'm sure, but I can find the time to
 incorporate the litter but am not likely to find the time to make an
 appropriate compost stack out of it until the fall.

 Advice, please.

 Thanks

 -Allan

Re: Incorporating Manures During the Growing Season

[SBruno75]

Try a good soaking with Pfeiffer compost starter...get some from JPI ...and 
write a research paper on it for bdnow (and then)...sstorch