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[Mark Greer]

Fresh chicken manure just before planting can cause all kinds of problems as 
it is a "hot" manure and needs to compost a bit and mellow before it is most 
useful to plants. I've seen stunted plants, seeds that sprout and then die, 
pale and mal-formed plants, etc. It is less of a problem if put in the 
garden in the fall after garden season and allowed to over-winter and sort 
of infiltrate the soil at its own pace. When I do apply it right from the 
chicken coop it goes in on top of the fall leaves and is then Troy Bilt 
tilled in to help them rot up over winter. My chickens are bedded in 
sawdust/woodshavings and the resulting litter is a nice loose consistency 
which tills in and disappears.
Mark
Celebrating the Second Amendment one fine firearm at a time.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:09 PM
Subject: [AT] Spam> Re: Jobs/ Stores (now gardens)


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Greer" <markagreer at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:06 PM
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> "They" say that too much manure is whats causing the scab problem on my
> potatoes. That plus I have been growing potatoes on that same ground for
> years.
> Tried some new seed on new ground last year and they were better .
> I usually work some chicken manure into the soil in the spring with the
> rototiller. After several tiller operations it is hardly noticeable.
>
> Ralph in Sask.