Chicken manure, often called "black gold," provides one of the most nutrient-rich boosts for your soil. Different types of chicken manure exist, with variations in quality and composition. You can ...

Over the nearly 20 years I've written about gardening, many readers have asked about the benefits and drawbacks of using animal manures as soil amendments and fertilizers. Here are several of those ...

The author’s hens stay on pasture during warmer months and then overwinter inside a greenhouse. Use chicken manure in garden to boost crops’ productivity, while also utilizing a greenhouse chicken ...

Scripps Howard News Service Call me crazy, but I just love the smell of horse manure. In fact, I’ve been up to my dark brown eyeballs in manure all my life. From a childhood among horses to a career ...

Hot! Hot! Hot! Do not use fresh chicken manure in your garden. Use of fresh chicken manure will burn the young roots off of your plants. Manure must be aged at least six months to a year before use.

When prepping your garden beds it can be a bit confusing and overwhelming deciphering which soil amendments to use. Gone are the days of just compost and chicken manure as choices. With companies ...

Organic and synthetic fertilizers are the most common way to add nutrients to the soil, but animal manure is good too, if you can find and transport it. But unless applied properly, it can kill edible ...

A reader wonders about the brewing process for making manure tea to use as fertilizer. Gary writes: My neighbor raises chickens, and she has an abundance of chicken manure that she is willing to share ...