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Subject: manure
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owen o |
Knopp, Germany
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oh the trails and tribulations of growing pumpkins, the more i learn, the more questions i have....what is the general opinion out there, horse or cow manure? question comes up cuz a neighbor of mine says that horse manure isn't good for a hobby garden....thanks ya'll....owen
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6/13/2002 1:10:53 AM
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ocrap |
Kuna, Id.
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I have horses weeds growing out of it before it hit's the ground, Aged dairy cow. Ken
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6/13/2002 1:26:17 AM
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jay958 |
Ontario
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I would prevere cow , But horse is ok also.
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6/13/2002 1:51:31 AM
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Alexsdad |
Garden State Pumpkins
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I've read in the past post here that the extra processing from the cows is better, It has to be aged so as not to burn the plants. Then some say rabbit is good right from the source. I figure something is better then nothing so don't turn any of it down!!
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6/13/2002 4:56:44 AM
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Think Big |
Commack, NY
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ive used both cow and horse........and some rabbit too! LOL.....the horse manure will definatly carry more weed seeds in it. as long as its not fresh, use what you can get!
scott
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6/13/2002 7:23:07 AM
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Pappy |
North Ga
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Rabbit manure all the way here!
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6/13/2002 7:32:08 AM
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Big Vine Large Pumpkin |
Eagan,Minnesota
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I have used mostly cow, but have used chicken and rabbit too! Chris
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6/13/2002 11:35:50 AM
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Stunner |
Bristol, ME ([email protected])
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Anyone every use sheep?
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6/13/2002 12:33:03 PM
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kilrpumpkins |
Western Pa.
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Stunner,
Just put hip boots on, and lead them down to the pond. It's kinda funny when they keep trying to back up out of the pond! OH, I'M SORRY, did you mean use sheep MANURE?
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6/13/2002 5:43:27 PM
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Alexsdad |
Garden State Pumpkins
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Hey Kilr ...I thought that question was a little personal too....but to answer the question NO... Did go cow tipping once..
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6/13/2002 6:28:09 PM
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Alun J |
Liverpool , England
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baaa baaa baaa
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6/13/2002 8:01:32 PM
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Alexsdad |
Garden State Pumpkins
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Whoa...Just got back from a small Circus in town...THey had two elephants...Now my wife knows I'm nuts..Alex is still to young but scored a Garbage can full of...you guessed it, The kind gentleman there said to break it up and let it lie in the sun for a couple of weeks...Anybody Know anything about exotic manure...Phew this stuff reeks, neighbors will have to live with it till I can turn it in...me too though!
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6/13/2002 8:47:26 PM
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Think Big |
Commack, NY
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lmao!!
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6/13/2002 8:48:14 PM
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kilrpumpkins |
Western Pa.
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Sorry Guys,
I left one detail out, you must put the sheeps rear legs in the hipboots with yours! BAAAAAA!
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6/13/2002 8:52:54 PM
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Pappy |
North Ga
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Kilr- You know nothing about bagging a good looking ewe!! lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
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6/13/2002 9:11:13 PM
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Pappy |
North Ga
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hi and dry is my best shot!!
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6/13/2002 9:13:05 PM
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Darby2 |
Stony Plain, Alberta (near Edmonton)
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Hey, alex, don't laugh... in Edmonton this spring they were giving away bags of elephant manure from Lucy the elephant in the Valley Zoo! I'm gonna ad this to my admixture for my next year's world record breaker! This year I'm into sheep and some pig manure and some secret stuff that I will reveal on my deathbed... LOL
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6/23/2002 4:40:39 PM
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Alexsdad |
Garden State Pumpkins
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Sounds Like a Citizen Kane scenario Hey what did Darby2 say..He said "Donkey Dung"...Huh!
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6/23/2002 9:35:47 PM
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THE BORER |
Billerica,Massachusetts
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i prefer cow when i can get it less weed seeds than horse i have also tried swine yuck gack gack i put it down one year right around thanksgiving, boy did my neighbors love me.
Glenn Peters
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6/24/2002 1:28:05 PM
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Darby2 |
Stony Plain, Alberta (near Edmonton)
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Hey Glenn, odor is not a worry out here in the country on my acreage. Besides, there are plans afoot in Alberta to increase hog production from 2 million to 12 million in the next few years. Thank of the stink THAT would raise! Most of the waste is spread on fields in liquid form, after being processed. It's still a heluva pile of s***! 12 Million hogs would produce about 5-10 pounds each/per day!
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6/24/2002 10:21:58 PM
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thefunnydad |
Mineral Virginia
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Question on manure. I just bought many, many bags of compost/manure. I see from some of the pics that some growers are putting this right on top of the vines and around the trunk. I still have access to open ground where my vines are growing to, should I work it into the ground or pile it around? thnx.
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7/3/2002 3:23:17 PM
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Darby2 |
Stony Plain, Alberta (near Edmonton)
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Hey, dad, where the heck is Bum-pass or is it Bump-ass?
As for the manure, I work it in to the soil with a hoe or cultivator in the general direction that the vines will follow. The roots will get a more balanced diet to draw from, but you can pile it on as heavily as you want. I till it in with a hoe as deep as I can- these roots can go down as deep as 6 feet and up to 15-20 feet spread (from the main stump), depending on the soil type. Loose, well areated soil is easier for the roots to penetrate. I also mix in a liberal amount of bone meal which has a good supply of slow release Phosphorus and a little nitrogen (2-14-0) to get the roots going quickly. Bone meal also remains in the ground for up to 2 years. I woudn't be without it, I even use it in my seedling pots as part of my starter mix. Without a good root system, your pumpkin will lag behind...it's the pipeline between the soil and the plant that it's feeding.
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7/3/2002 3:47:00 PM
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thefunnydad |
Mineral Virginia
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Bump-ass; Dontcha just love it? geographically, about 25 miles outside Richmond. technically, almost nowhere.
Trffic. I looked at bone meal and left it on the shelf, read somewhere around here to back of the Nitrogen as the pumps began to set. {sigh} Got some pure chicken sh*t I can work in I guess. Might try the work-it-in-and-pile-it-up method. Nothing ventured....
thnx.
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7/3/2002 4:01:37 PM
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