Compost and manure are some of the best things you can add to the soil in your vegetable garden. ... Topsoil can be added, but a 50 / 50 mix with compost is probably a better idea.

Manure consists of fecal material and urine, and it is a complex mix of nitrogen and protein compounds, minerals, bile products, undigested feed stuff, starch, dietary fiber and a microbial mass.

Use a watering can if you are doing a soil drench, and water close to the base of each plant. If you spray on the plant itself, be sure to strain the tea again before use so you don’t clog up your ...

Question: I plan to make a soil mixture for a raised bed with peat, perlite, vermiculite and manure.How much of each should I use? Answer: Many blends of the ingredients you suggest are used in ...

Mix a slurry of equal parts manure and water in a 5-gallon bucket or other container and let it sit for about an hour. Water half of the seedlings with the manure water and use just water on the ...

Composting livestock manure has benefits including killing pathogens, reducing weed seeds and killing parasites, Keena told farmers at the Lake Region Extension Roundup held in Devils Lake on Jan ...

Soil is the natural material found in the ground, composed of minerals, organic matter and microorganisms. It is dense and can become waterlogged, making it less suitable for container gardening. It ...

Mix potting soil and aged, composted chicken manure in a ratio of 1 1/4 parts potting soil to 1/4 part compost. Advantages of chicken manure Chicken manure has all the right nutrients to keep ...

WENATCHEE — Tucked away, out of sight and out of mind on the northwest edge of a hill, is an unusual farm. The windrows on this farm are not made of hay. They consist of smelly, rotting fruit ...