Comments on: Which is better for a vegetable garden: Compost or Manure?

By: tholeeder

tholeeder — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:10:59 +0000

add compost to the soil in the fall or spring ,it will add nutrients and microbes ,and not a few worms ,all of which benefit the soil. however if not composted thoroughly it will rob the soil of nitrogen as it breaks down further ,nitrogen is needed by plants for proper growth. if you add chicken manure ,that will replace any nitrogen lost to further decomposition of the compost. but take care too much manure will burn your plants ,so compost the chicken manure with your compost ,probably the best way to go. the compost will work off faster with the added nitrogen plus the heat will kill off seeds from weeds and some pest eggs,and the manure will cool off so then you won't burn the plants.
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By: dorchid00

dorchid00 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:55:59 +0000

The manure needs to be composted before you use it on your garden. After it is composted it will most likely be superior to anything you buy at the store.
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By: Aspen Seastar

Aspen Seastar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:32:59 +0000

Manure is mainly for grass to grow, and it is made out of animal fecal matter, so if you want your yard to smell, I suggest not to use manure.'

Compost would be better for the corn, watermelon, and bell peppers to grow. Guaranteed faster!

For your corn, make sure there are no yellow leaves, holes in the leaves, or any roots showing. If one leaf is infected, it will effect the whole plant. So cut the leaf off very carefully and spray it with hose water. PS It has to be hose water! Purified water has pesticides that can harm the plant!

The same goes with the watermelon. I don't have any good tips, but I do have a funny thing to do with them. You can take a plastic box (about 1 foot by 1 foot) and cut a hole in the top of the box. Make sure there are no other openings. Then you will need to stick a fertilized pumpkin-growing flower through the hole and onto the ground of the box. Let the watermelon continue to grown, spraying the stem inside the box with hose water every day twice a day. When it rains, hails, snows, etc cover the box with a sheet of metal, plastic, etc to keep the box from flooding. Then when it discontinues growing, break the box with a hammer/saw and pull the watermelon out. It should be square!

Bell peppers are the same with corn!

Good luck! I do hope this helped a bunch
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By: T.J.

T.J. — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:02:59 +0000

You should never use manure on vegetable or anything you plan to eat. It could make you sick.
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By: Luna & Lawnboy

Luna & Lawnboy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:24:59 +0000

Compost will always be a good thing to add to the soil. When it comes to manure, if it is composted, that will also be always good, but if it is "raw", taken from a chicken coop, you need to compost it first, which means at least leaving it around for a year, or more actively composting it.
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