Need to vent...ACE composted manure
noinwi
15 years ago
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Differences between 'Composted Manure' & 'Manure Compost?'
Comments (3)You'll find more info on this over on the Soil & Compost forum but basically "Composted Manure" is 80%+ manure (usually from feeder lots) that has been stockpiled and aged for 30-60 days. Manured Compost is approx. 80% composted organic materials such as straw, leaves, paper, grass clippings, paper, cardboard, wood chips, etc. to which some aged manure has been added. Given the greater availability of organic materials to make compost out of it is usually cheaper. And, I contend, usually better given the diversity of materials and nutrients it contains. Mushroom compost is also not as readily available given it is from mushroom growing operations only and yes it is the lowest nutrient value of the 3. What is best? That all depends on the quality of the stuff to begin with - there is good and bad out there. And it depends on what your primary goal is - soil tilth and drainage improvement or nutrients? All 3 or any of the 3 are beneficial to a garden. Composted manure is usually the highest in N-P-K but does little to improve soil. While manured compost usually contains good levels of N-P-K plus many of the micro-nutrients and minerals and provides excellent soil improvement. Mush compost is lowest in nutrients but an excellent soil conditioner. There are exceptions to this of course and in general farm or homemade will be better than any of the bagged stuff but if the bags are all that are available and I had to choose just 1 of them then I'd go with the Manured Compost. Hope this helps. Dave...See MoreNeed Compost / Manure near Foley
Comments (1)There's lots of farmers in Elberta- I'm sure you could drive drive around for 5 minutes and find someone with cows or chickens in their backyard willing to sell you some manure! Also, have you been to The Cheese Farm in Elberta? They milk their own cows, so they should have some as well. Super nice people....See Morefresh vs dehydrated manure vs composted manure
Comments (10)Squashing some misinformation above... cows in feedlots don't have "large amounts of antibiotics". If you think that, then you don't know what antibiotics are for, or how highly regulated they are. As well, you don't know what antibiotics are if you believe they are "fed to these animals" or if you think antibiotics somehow "help them gain weight on less feed"... I didn't read the rest of what you posted because clearly you speak of things you do not know about. Thank you to all else for the helpful information, because what I was looking for was about the difference between dried manure and composted, not some hit-piece on feedlots (which I have nothing to do with, but I don't agree with false information being loosely passed around, especially when it makes farmers look bad... because a farmer, I am). If you'd like a little fact of the day... you will not EVER eat meat or drink milk that is raised in the USA, that has ANY antibiotics in it, organic or not. This is a FACT. These things are the most highly regulated commodities in the United States, and there are withholding periods specifically so that no antibiotic is ever in the product for human consumption. This is dangerous information to spread around. As well, it is a FACT that these things are not just generously pumped into animals... like your dog, when a cow gets sick, it may get treated with an antibiotic (like penicillin, just like what us humans get in the hospital) to make that cow not sick anymore. It is not something that helps them grow, it it not something that is ever used in large amounts or if not needed, and it is not something us humans will EVER consume from food produced in the USA. Thank you again for the information on manure for the garden....See MoreNeeding a couple of buckets of manure for my compost
Comments (0)anyone in Miami area with chicken/ rabbit or similar manure they are willing to give away? I only need a couple of buckets for my compost. Horse manure too but doubt that anyone down here keeps horses :)...We're not even allowed chickens (eye roll)...See Morenoinwi
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