How to Apply Manure to Your Garden
It is important to apply the correct amount of manure to your
garden. If you don’t use enough, you’ll end up with nutrient
deficiencies and poor yields. Too much can cause phosphorus
run-off, excessive crop growth, and nitrate leaching.
It is recommended you test your soil and the manure you
use to make sure your nitrogen and phosphorus levels are
optimal. If you add manure every year, you risk building up
excessive phosphorus levels. By testing your soil, you can
make the decision to use a different kind of fertilizer to
allow the phosphorus levels to come back down.
However, if you don’t want to put up the money for these
tests, the following application rates are recommended
by the Wisconsin Master Gardener Program:
“BY TESTING YOUR SOIL,YOU CAN
MAKE THE DECISION TO USE A
DIFFERENT KIND OF FERTILIZER TO
ALLOW THE PHOSPHORUS LEVELS
TO COME BACK DOWN.”
• For every 100 square feet, apply 75 pounds
of cow manure without bedding, 95 pounds
of cow manure with bedding, or 200 pounds
of composted cow manure.
A five-gallon bucket holds roughly 25 pounds
of manure or compost, so you can use it to
measure instead of weighing your materials.
For example, use a little less than one bucket
full of poultry manure without bedding on a
10x10-foot garden, or a little less than three
buckets full of composted poultry
manure over the same space.
• For every 100 square feet, apply
40 pounds of sheep manure without
bedding or 50 pounds of sheep
manure with bedding.
• For every 100 square feet, apply
20 pounds of poultry manure without
bedding, 30 pounds of poultry manure
with bedding, or 70 pounds of
composted poultry manure.
• For every 100 square feet, apply
65 pounds of horse manure with bedding.
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