I bought 75 lbs of a product called Chickity Doo Doo today. I saw an earlier thread about chicken manure but it mainly focused on the merits of using it & the danger of burning. I had a different question
The product is, "baked (their website's word, not mine)," sterilized and appears to be in uniform pellets. It is not poop a few days removed from the hind portion of a chicken. I typed the word "composted" in the thread title, but don't see that claim on the bag or website. The product is 5-3-2 with 9% calcium.
My pepper game stepped way way WAY up this year, but so will the rest of my gardening. In the past, when I put plants in the ground, I put a few of handfuls of Black Kow & compost in the hole first, planted & then throughout the season, put grass clippings around the plants. That was it for my nutrition plan. I did compost some alpaca poop last year as a top dressing late in the summer, but that's it. This is the first year I've started peppers & tomatoes from seed... a major accomplishment especially considering the volume (nearly 300 peppers & 40ish tomatoes). I've only planted in maybe 25% Black Kow & given them a little bat guano & bat guano tea so far & everyone seems happy. I've read a lot about other people's nutrition woes. Maybe I've just been lucky. I'm using a new garden plot I need to till this week. I'm getting 5-10 cubic yards of compost delivered to work into the clay soil. Besides that & this chicken manure, I wasn't planning on using anything else to amend the soil or fertilize other than grass clippings/sheet mulching. Obviously, that will change if results dictate, but does this seem OK? I also plan on getting a load of horse manure to start composting as soon as possible with a possibility of late summer application if needed.
Anyway, if anyone's used Chickity Doo Doo or let's say very well composted chicken manure OR anything with a nutrient profile similar to 5-3-2, how much would you suggest using as I plant out? Their website & the bag aren't very helpful in that regard. I was thinking maybe about 1/4 cup. Too much? Not enough?
So I guess I have 2 questions- 1) How much of this product should I use per plant? 2) Should I be looking at something else to deliver nutrients? I've read up but... I dunno. I've had very good success gardening with less.
THANKS in advance for any advice.
The product is, "baked (their website's word, not mine)," sterilized and appears to be in uniform pellets. It is not poop a few days removed from the hind portion of a chicken. I typed the word "composted" in the thread title, but don't see that claim on the bag or website. The product is 5-3-2 with 9% calcium.
My pepper game stepped way way WAY up this year, but so will the rest of my gardening. In the past, when I put plants in the ground, I put a few of handfuls of Black Kow & compost in the hole first, planted & then throughout the season, put grass clippings around the plants. That was it for my nutrition plan. I did compost some alpaca poop last year as a top dressing late in the summer, but that's it. This is the first year I've started peppers & tomatoes from seed... a major accomplishment especially considering the volume (nearly 300 peppers & 40ish tomatoes). I've only planted in maybe 25% Black Kow & given them a little bat guano & bat guano tea so far & everyone seems happy. I've read a lot about other people's nutrition woes. Maybe I've just been lucky. I'm using a new garden plot I need to till this week. I'm getting 5-10 cubic yards of compost delivered to work into the clay soil. Besides that & this chicken manure, I wasn't planning on using anything else to amend the soil or fertilize other than grass clippings/sheet mulching. Obviously, that will change if results dictate, but does this seem OK? I also plan on getting a load of horse manure to start composting as soon as possible with a possibility of late summer application if needed.
Anyway, if anyone's used Chickity Doo Doo or let's say very well composted chicken manure OR anything with a nutrient profile similar to 5-3-2, how much would you suggest using as I plant out? Their website & the bag aren't very helpful in that regard. I was thinking maybe about 1/4 cup. Too much? Not enough?
So I guess I have 2 questions- 1) How much of this product should I use per plant? 2) Should I be looking at something else to deliver nutrients? I've read up but... I dunno. I've had very good success gardening with less.
THANKS in advance for any advice.
