How to Feed Plants with Chicken Manure: Mistakes of Many Gardeners

03.04.2023 14:36

Chicken manure is an excellent fertilizer that contains a lot of useful elements.

This product contains not only nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, but also calcium, manganese, zinc, copper, iron, and so on.

Thanks to this, plants grow faster and the harvest is more abundant.

But how to use the product correctly?

It is necessary to take into account that fresh chicken manure cannot be added in spring for digging, only in the form of a well-diluted liquid solution. In this case, the product must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 15 or even 1 to 20. If you forget about this rule, you can simply burn the roots of the plantings.

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In addition, it is important to remember that the product has a long-term effect. It is not recommended to apply the droppings frequently.

As a rule, it is enough to apply the product 3 times per season if we are talking about growing vegetables. For berry bushes and trees, the norm is even less - 1 time in spring or autumn.

It is also important to note that you cannot use fertilizer for acid-loving plants. For example, the substance is not suitable for hydrangeas or blueberries.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor