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Among organic fertilizers, manure collected from poultry is the most valued. Compost, humus is prepared from it, or used in its pure form for feeding garden crops. Be careful when using chicken manure as a fertilizer. Large portions can burn the plant root system.
Composition
Chicken manure is rich in nitrogen and potassium. Compared with horse or cow dung four times more of these substances. The content of phosphoric acids is almost twenty times higher. If we compare all poultry droppings with mullein, then its superiority in nutrients is ten times greater.
The most common poultry are chickens, geese and ducks. In this group, chicken droppings are also in the first place. For comparison, there is a table showing the chemical composition of poultry droppings as a percentage.
The video tells about the beneficial properties of chicken manure.
The value of organic fertilizer
Considering chicken manure as a fertilizer, how to use it, you should pay attention to its value:
- When feeding with chicken droppings of fruit trees, horticultural and horticultural crops is carried out, the ripening of fruits is accelerated.
- The high concentration of nitrogen and potassium contributes to an increase in yield up to 40%.
- Dung rich in iron and copper. These substances increase the immunity of plants. Cultures are less likely to be affected by bacterial and fungal diseases. Chicken droppings are especially effective in helping against root rot.
- It is useful to use organics on acidic soils to improve PH. An alkaline reaction ennobles barren soil. Rotted chicken droppings are used when planting plants that do not tolerate acidic soils.
- Feeding with organic matter helps to accelerate plant growth, the appearance of a friendly flowering and ovary. Garden crops are easier to tolerate drought in hot summer.
- The annual use of chicken manure as fertilizer increases the amount of humus in the soil.
Chicken manure is a versatile fertilizer. Organics are suitable for feeding all garden and horticultural crops.
Positive and negative aspects of feeding
A gardener looking for information on how to use chicken manure as fertilizer should know the negative aspects of organic matter. Nitrogen is found in the form of ammonium. After the introduction of organic matter into the soil, the decomposition process begins, accompanied by the release of methane. Ammonia is not less formed. In a high concentration of the substance, the root system will be burned, and the plant will die.
Another unpleasant moment is the release of a pungent odor. The stench spreads over a large area when chicken manure begins to rot. When self-preparation of fertilizer, it is advisable to remove the compost heap further from neighbors and the roadway.
The positive side of chicken manure is the versatility of the fertilizer. Organic matter is used fresh or rotted, and a solution is also prepared. All plants, trees and shrubs can be fertilized.
In the presence of a home chicken coop, manure along with bedding is spread on the ground around the tree trunk. Feeding is carried out once a year. 1 bucket is enough for an adult tree. It is impossible to water manure from above. It is better to spread the litter on damp ground.
Shrubs need less chicken manure, and those that like acidic soil do not feed at all. First of all, this applies to blueberries.
A solution from fresh droppings is used for root feeding of plants. A strong concentrate cannot be used, and contact with young leaves is also unacceptable. Fresh manure with bedding must not be laid out for garden crops. There is a threat of bacterial contamination.
For flowers and other ornamental plants, rotted chicken manure mixed with other organic matter is better suited. Top dressing is applied in small doses.
Procurement and storage methods
Manure is collected in chicken coops along with bedding. When keeping birds outdoors, the droppings are raked with a thin layer of earth or grass. Large clusters usually occur under perches or near feeders.
There are three ways to harvest and store organic matter. At home, chicken manure is simply piled up or equipped with a compost pit, where it is overheated. The plant processes manure into dry powder or granules.
Let's take a closer look at all three methods:
- How to get fertilizer and where to put chicken manure at home, the instructions are simple. The easiest way is to dump the manure and litter in a heap. It is better to choose a place at the end of the garden or in the depth of the garden, away from neighbors and your yard. The top of the pile is covered with foil to prevent quick drying of the manure, as well as washout by rainwater. The disadvantage of such a workpiece is the formation of hard lumps, as well as volatilization of nitrogen.
- The best way to make fertilizer from chicken manure is to get compost. Manure can be stored in a heap or dug a hole for storage. It is important to keep layers about 15 cm thick. First, spread the straw. Chicken manure is placed on top. Further, there is an alternation of any organic matter: mullein, grass, peat, again chicken droppings. Periodically, several layers are crumbling with earth. Cover the pile or pit tightly with foil to speed up the decomposition process. Bacterial preparations can be added.
- In the factory, clean manure from poultry farms is dried at a high temperature. Heating up to +600aboutC kills pathogenic bacteria. Fertilizer is granulated or made into powder. Packaging takes place in bags and packages.
Summer residents rarely keep chickens. Factory-made fertilizer is acceptable for them. The villagers use manure, as there is a chicken coop in almost every yard.
Solution preparation methods
Novice gardeners are concerned about the question of how to breed chicken droppings for feeding plants, and what norms to adhere to.
Granule solution
To prepare a solution from granules, you will need any container, preferably not aluminum. A barrel or bucket will do. The granules are poured into a container and filled with water. The proportion is indicated on the original packaging of the fertilizer, but usually it is 1:25. Infusion lasts at least 50 hours. Better to increase the time to 70 hours.
The prepared solution is poured over the soil around the tree trunk in the amount of 10 liters, and 5 liters under the bushes. Plants are poured under the root. The usual dose is 1 liter. You can simply pour it into the grooves of the garden bed. After feeding, the plants are watered to wash off the splashes of organic matter from the leaves.
The application rate depends on the crop being fed and the composition of the soil. Usually, the solution is watered two or three times per season.
Preparation of manure solution
To prepare a solution from chicken manure, you will similarly need a container with a volume of at least 20 liters. The percentage is similar.You can make a more concentrated solution, and dilute it with water before feeding. Overripe manure from the compost pit is ready to use. Insist it for a couple of hours until it is completely dissolved. Manure stored in bulk in a heap, not rotted. It is insisted longer, until the solution ferments.
Organic fertilizer without solution preparation
Fertilization of large areas is carried out by spreading rotted chicken manure after harvesting all crops in the fall. In the spring, when the snow melts, the water will dissolve the clods, and the nutrients will evenly saturate the soil.
Dry manure is a concentrated fertilizer. It is optimal to scatter powder or granules over the area in late autumn. You can add dry organic matter in the spring, but it dissolves worse.
Fertilizer application for different types of crops
There are two main ways of how to fertilize with chicken droppings: water at the root with a solution or scatter solid fractions over the site, followed by digging. The dose and time of application of the dry preparation are shown in the table.
Cucumbers
Top dressing of cucumbers is performed three times: when full-fledged leaves grow, with the appearance of peduncles, during fruiting. The bushes develop well when irrigated under the root with a solution of light-colored manure. If there is chicken compost, then to increase the yield, the bed with cucumbers is covered with a thin layer.
Strawberry
Strawberry beds are prepared a year before planting. In the fall, chicken manure or compost is introduced and dug up with the ground. Spring feeding strawberries carried out with a solution in proportions of 1 part of manure and 20 parts of water. Each bush is watered with 1.25 liters of liquid before flowering. It is advisable to avoid getting the solution on the foliage.
Roses
Roses begin to feed in the second year after planting. The culture doesn't like much fertilization. Top dressing in the spring is optimal. The solution is prepared from manure diluted with water in a ratio of 1:20. Before feeding, the bushes are watered abundantly with clean water. The nutrient solution is poured between rows. No top dressing is applied under the bush.
Testimonials
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