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  • Answered by
    earthlady on
    June 2, 2011
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    It sounds like you have nitrogen burn. This can happen from adding cattle manure to your beds. You could try leaching the soil with lots & lots of water. Try adding peat moss as well. I never use cattle (steer) manure to anything. I use horse manure or llama manure as it isn't so high in nitrogen & won't burn your plants. If you need to purchase manure I know I"ve only seen the steer (fortunately for me my parents & inlaws supply me with horse & llama) only apply it in the fall, work it well into the bed and let it rest for the winter months & it will be safer when spring rolls around.
    Good Luck
    Earthlady

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    Nikki on
    May 29, 2011
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    Do a search within your area for local rabbit farmers or browse want adds for rabbit manure. You can also check with your local garden centers as many times they sell packaged rabbit manure. Farmers markets may also be a good place to find the manure.

    In the meantime, here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/manures/rabbit-manure-compost.htm

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    roseman on
    May 28, 2011
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    Check with your local County Extension office or look up 4H Clubs in your area. Usually some of the kids in 4H have rabbits as their project. They will usually let you have all you want for your gardens or rose beds. Also you could do a search for the American Rabbit Breeders Association and see if any are in your area. Another place would be if you have a local livestock feed store, they usually have folks that buy rabbit pellets to feed their rabbits. You could call them and see if they have any to spare for your needs.

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    Nikki on
    June 1, 2011
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    While the smell of goat dung may repel insects, I cannot say how effective it is for repelling fleas, chiggers, or mosquitoes.

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    Heather on
    June 9, 2011
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    If it was composted (let to site for a bit), it should be fine. The composting process kills bacteria. For the most part, it is highly unlikely that the manure would have the dangerous sort of e. coli. Vegetarian animals, like cows, are far less likely to have it.

    The issues you hear in the news come about because of issues like human waste (non vegetarian) making its way into fields or a very rare bit of bad e. coli from a cow making its way into the massive manure vats or machinery used by big business farms. A small bit can then be spread across huge amounts of food, causing widespread problems.

    In the home garden, this is unlikely to happen. Good composting and small scale will make it highly unlikely that it will ever cause you any problem.

    Short answer is, that you should be fine.

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    Nikki on
    June 13, 2011
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    Really, any organic fertlizer can be added, like fish emulsion or kelp. It really depends on what additional nutrients you want to add to your soil.

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    Nikki on
    June 14, 2011
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