tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post2103173879911057308..comments2024-03-19T00:54:49.043-05:00Comments on In My Kitchen Garden: Using Sheep Manure as an Organic Fertilizer in the Garden (and What's Keeping Me from Working in Mine)Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-20235674576711948562016-12-15T14:56:15.328-06:002016-12-15T14:56:15.328-06:00I just added 3 ewe-lambs to my ewe-lamb/ram-lamb p...I just added 3 ewe-lambs to my ewe-lamb/ram-lamb pair. I stopped on the way home to show them to a friend who asked what you do with, or get from, sheep. I went through the list - fleeces, milk, sheepskins, lawn mowing, lambs, meat... but forgot about fertilizer until I got home. When I told her, she said sheshad heard it takes many years to break down enough to use it on your garden or it'll burn the plants. I knew it wasn't that long - at most a year, like chicken and cow - but said I'd find out for sure. I was very glad to find this piece. I don't have to wait at all. :) Well, except for spring to come, which I'm in no hurry for as I like winter very much and it's just getting started. the.lilac.dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264129571164074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-5055767708705675732013-08-09T18:36:02.453-05:002013-08-09T18:36:02.453-05:00I'm so glad to read your advice. I'm plann...I'm so glad to read your advice. I'm planning a small garden and just picked up some raw manure from the local sheep farm. The farmer told me to compost it for a month and add some lime to soil in my freshly tilled soil in the fall. Come spring, it will be ready. I can't wait to start eating my own veggies instead of the cardboard synthetically fertilized produce I buy from the big supermarkets. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-82923026083669659022012-05-01T11:25:20.370-05:002012-05-01T11:25:20.370-05:00Thank you for the info, I have access to sheep fer...Thank you for the info, I have access to sheep fertilizer and was unsure how hot it would be, happy to hear it is ready to use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-54666692112627463172010-10-23T10:03:54.977-05:002010-10-23T10:03:54.977-05:00Thanks for this post, FG! Since I have only five c...Thanks for this post, FG! Since I have only five chickens, I don't have nearly enough manure to let age and then spread in my flower beds...but there's a small sheep farm outside of Small Town. I bet the farmers would let me take home a truckload of bedding from the barn. It's SO good to find out that it's all right just to lay it on top of the soil--lazy gardeners, rejoice!Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-23606089788217928332010-09-15T02:08:39.590-05:002010-09-15T02:08:39.590-05:00I use a lot of goat manure in my garden. My orchid...I use a lot of goat manure in my garden. My orchids love goat manure and they flourish after each feed of fertilizer.J.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10904882913688765735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-579865675681756492010-04-12T16:45:16.593-05:002010-04-12T16:45:16.593-05:00Those lambs are adorable!Those lambs are adorable!Pattyhttp://www.ultimatefitnessgear.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-51207139927413051402010-04-06T16:39:58.040-05:002010-04-06T16:39:58.040-05:00One day, one day I'll be able to toss sheep ma...One day, one day I'll be able to toss sheep manure onto my garden beds...for now, I will make due with the organic amendments and my soil test kit.<br /><br />Your way seems a lot easier, once you get past the whole hauling of sheep manure part :)FinnyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-11585010395675974612010-04-06T16:31:52.034-05:002010-04-06T16:31:52.034-05:00the shots of Audreys twins look great. thanks for ...the shots of Audreys twins look great. thanks for posting.GardenerXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536936827475488503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-46829426703257515112010-04-01T08:56:05.930-05:002010-04-01T08:56:05.930-05:00THANK YOU for this post. When we added the manure...THANK YOU for this post. When we added the manure-hay to the garden last spring, we had a really hard time incorporating it all into the soil. I don't know why it didn't occur to me to just use it on the surface as a mulch. But you can bet I'll be doing that this spring.<br /><br />Sometimes I'm not so smart.<br /><br />The only real drawback to the manure-hay? The incredible number of flies that appear. Gross. Thankfully, they only last a day or so.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-38046056786403192322010-03-31T10:53:04.273-05:002010-03-31T10:53:04.273-05:00Thanks for all the good info on sheep manure. I m...Thanks for all the good info on sheep manure. I may go on a scouting mission to see if I can find someone raising sheep around here who wants to unload some poo. The soil in my garden isn't too bad because I've spent so much time on it but we're having a heck of a time w/ our lawn and it sound like some nice sheep pellets would be a great first step.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325023578818641279noreply@blogger.com