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From: tw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: fertilizers and a small flame
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Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 08:58:39 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 08:58:39 1985
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Just a few notes on fertilizers.  Yes, poop from herbiferous
(?) animals can be used directly, if it has been properly
thinned.  Do this to cut down on concentrations of nitrogen
which will  burn plants if it is too high.  However, poop
from meat eating animals can be used only if it is treated
to cut other chemicals.  This is done by combining pee and
poop and letting it ferment for about one year.  It will
then be safe to spread, though not to nice smelling.  This
is the method used throughout the rest of the world.  If
you ever get a chance to travel in Asia or Europe, you will
notice what are called honey wagons spreading the stuff on
their fields.

Do not put cat poop in the compost heap as it will not
ferment correctly.  Do not put chicken manure on the garden
unless it has been leached for about 2 or 3 months.  It is
very high in nitrogen and will kill young plants.

Although feces can be used as fertilizer, it is not a good
idea unless you know exactly how to treat it before use.
There are farms in the midwest that are using treated
waste from a local sewage treatment plant on an expiremental
basis, but as far as I know, results are not in yet.
T. C. Wheeler


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