Things You'll Need:
- Fresh Manure
- Shovels
- Kitchen Utility Knives
- 2 Tarpaulins
- Shovels
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Step 1
Find your source. A nearby dairy farm or riding stable usually will give you a truckload or two, or sell it for next to nothing. Gardeners prize horse manure above all other kinds, but cows and pigs also produce excellent plant food.
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Step 2
Pick up the manure in a truck or arrange to have it delivered. If you start curing your supply in the fall, it will be ready to use by spring planting time.
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Step 3
Spread a tarpaulin on the ground and dump the manure on top.
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Step 4
Fold the edges of the tarp up around the pile of manure.
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Step 5
Put another tarp on top and weight it with rocks or boards.
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Step 6
Cut two or three small vents in the tarp to let heat escape.
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Step 7
Wait six months, then disburse the riches throughout your garden.
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Step 8
Ensure a constant supply by starting a new pile every two or three months.












Comments
Anonymous said
on 3/20/2006 The humanure tip is a good source of Hepatitis. Human manure (sludge) is only safe when produced by a process that cooks out the bad organisms. Pelleted sludges like milorganite have been treated at ultra high temperatures to render it pathogenically inert. It is always best to use manures from herbivores.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 You could always use the most obvious animal's droppings for the pile as well - your own!