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Uxbridge Mass

Other than Cow and Horse Manure, What kind manure is the best for Giant Pumpkins ??

2/23/2011 7:10:04 PM

Burt NY

free

2/23/2011 7:12:05 PM

free
if you had enough rabbit hard to beat and speads easier

2/23/2011 7:17:35 PM

3 acre corner in Whittaker,Mi USA ([email protected])

Hey R,
I laid down 5 yards of llamma manure back last fall with another 5 that should be finished up composting real soon. I guess its SUPPOSE to be as good as or better than cow manure in that they also have very efficient digestive systems but the best thing about it (as mentioned above) was that it was free!!! Hopefully it works out good this coming season!!!
Good luck to ya!!! Erik F.

2/23/2011 7:56:19 PM

South Hero, VT

Chicken manure is great, but very "hot"(high in nitrogen).
Needs to be composted for 6 months to a year before use.

2/23/2011 8:04:14 PM

Buffalo, New York

how did i know Paul would reply and say free?

2/23/2011 8:43:06 PM

(rocky) Bonney Lake Wa.

Alpaca and Rabbit here and fortunately this guy has LOTS!! of rabbits

2/23/2011 9:34:07 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

have read Llama, alpaca, and rabbit are the top of the heap!! LOL Other compost's work well tho...worm poo, mushroom compost...and on & on have been talked about on this site!!! r...any ideas now? LOL Peace, Wayne

2/24/2011 12:30:08 AM

Niagara Falls,NY

Oh no,not the poo discussion again!!

2/24/2011 1:06:21 AM

New Zealand

were gonna have to bring brooks in on this,i hear he's the master

2/24/2011 5:15:18 AM

Johnston, R.I.

Free

2/24/2011 5:53:34 AM

Uxbridge Mass

Thanks for all the reply's. I should have known and added "FREE" to my list.
I have a Zoo near me and have asked to get there animal manure, should I try to get separate Camel, Lion,Giraffe,Tigers etc. ??

2/24/2011 7:01:14 AM

Ohio

baaaaa hahaha!,,

2/24/2011 7:09:36 AM

Johnston, R.I.

Try Wrights dairy farm in RI

2/24/2011 7:26:48 AM

Muddy Waters

Hey steve are you sure on that chicken poop? I would wait like 2 years then cut it with leaves or something,Ive heard chicken poop is really HOT!!

2/24/2011 7:38:17 AM

Upa Creek, MO

From the last discussion on poop (see below), don't get any poop from meat eaters. Going off the comment above, Brooks is our Yoda on the subject so maybe he’ll have some input. No pun intended.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=10&p=379498

2/24/2011 8:47:05 AM

The bottom of New Jersey

I don't know how I missed that last discussion on poop, but I recommend a book called "Holy Sh*t" by Gene Logsdon. It covers it all, including the parasite issue with meat-eaters. Compost it long enough and wash your hands carefully of course, and you shouldn't have any issues.

2/24/2011 8:59:31 AM

Sevierville,tn

I just wish..I could get a shovel to get the stuff that is left over in the board rooms here<G> I am sure it could go em big!

2/24/2011 10:00:49 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

I think Manures are just like Compost. A variety is best. Rabbit, Llama, Alpaca, are nice becasue they are dry and cold manure can be applied direct to the patch. I hear elephant is high in organic matter..Chuck will tell you the family does not appreciate it when you bring it home from the zoo,

2/24/2011 10:14:33 AM

Hamilton Nj

i saw the show dirty jobs on discovery channel and they went to a grasshopper or cricket farm and they were selling the po lol as bagged fertilizer anyone ever tryed this one lol pizza

2/24/2011 11:30:28 AM

South of Buffalo

I put down pelletized chicken manure from a local egg farm in september. 6 mos to 1yr should be good particularly overwintering it. 2 years is quite a while unless its straightout of the chicken,So it depends on where you get it and how much its been composted.
It is also high in ca. The local organic farmers all make use of it directly in the spring. jeremy and i got it at teh same place

2/24/2011 1:33:12 PM

Massachusetts

r weston, that same zoo is 5 miles from my house, you stay away from the eagle poop! its mine!!!

2/24/2011 2:06:57 PM

[email protected]

I've been told that chicken and pig manures are "HOT" manures, and for best results are to compost for up to 3 years, Cattle horse and other herbavors are considered COLD, which means you can apply anytime but best at 2 years old.
But the recommendations I was given was a mix of 75% cold and 25% hot composted for 2 years would give you a very good mix of everything.

2/24/2011 2:24:33 PM

Colorado

I use horse-cause its free and I can get a lot off it.It takes appr. 6 months to compost.Once theres healthy red wigglers in the pile its good to go.

2/24/2011 2:40:46 PM

Colorado

I hear a few radical growers are using Rhino poo in the pacific northwest.Theyll have to chime in on their results

2/24/2011 2:42:41 PM

Wi

I wouldn't use 95% of the manure out there even if free.

Best know what goes on your patch!

2/24/2011 2:49:35 PM

Niagara Falls,NY

Forget the zoo,tried in buffalo for some and they won't give it because of insurance issuses.I heard that if you use chicken manure that you should mix it with other manures or soil.10% chicken the rest something else and use well composted manure.I'm just going to wait till Jeremy gets his and sneak over with a wheel barrel!lol

2/24/2011 5:40:14 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Chris, what are the concerns we should be lookin out for? Is there a way to test, to know if it is Okay? Peace, Wayne

2/24/2011 10:58:19 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

worm poop

2/25/2011 12:28:02 AM

Midway, UT

I'll second worm poop if you can find it in big enough quantities. I know of one grow who has and he grows them really big.

2/25/2011 7:19:28 PM

Gays Mills,WI

I try to find manure from cattle that have not been treated with antibiotics. You cant beat the worm poop.

2/25/2011 8:28:17 PM

New Zealand

i don't know who told you about that cause its not true,honestly i tripped and landed on that sheep

2/26/2011 2:36:13 AM

Niagara Falls,NY

sheep ain't baaaaad!

2/26/2011 7:27:53 AM

Muddy Waters

I would get your POOP in a GROUP.Theres a lot of competition out there.

2/26/2011 12:12:48 PM

Rapid City, SD

what..........no bat guano?...........he he

2/26/2011 3:35:35 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Shhhhh....Were still not allowed to tell the elephant story!!!!...Wife is still not on board with that....Now the deer with the BB gun is a great story!!!!...Oh well what we do for pumpkins!..LOL Chuck

2/26/2011 6:56:22 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hey...the elephant manure was "Free"....just had to pick it up and take it home!!!....LOL

2/26/2011 6:57:53 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Whenever I see the scene in Jurassic Park where there are those huge steaming piles of dino-poo (herbivore variety) I can't help but think about how I'd only need a couple piles for the patch and I'd be good.

2/27/2011 12:06:50 AM

Muddy Waters

The lady that owns the local hardware,Told me to get tiger poop from the circus,& place around my patch to keep deer away.(predator).How would michigan deer know what a Tiger is?Is this true?Is she just clowin around!lol

2/27/2011 7:49:44 AM

Bristol,RI,USA.

I have found that Rabbit droppings work well !

2/28/2011 12:59:15 PM