My rabbits are housed with my chickens, so what I collect when cleaning is a mixture of bedding, straw, chicken poop and bunny berries. Last time I cleaned, I made a "compost pile" as well as dumped the areas with the most bunny berries in a metal container. Which subsequently got flooded (so I added more from the pile to soak up the water).
Now, I'm planting squash and melons in two "raised beds" (old milking stands) on the property. I dumped a thin layer (> .5 inches) of the metal bucket "compost" on top and mixed it in.
Of course, the soil is a bit of a mess now, considering how wet the mixture was, but it is mounding well. I have never used manure before, except once in a very "dead" area and that was a bag of unidentified manure from Farm and Fleet. I'm anxious/impatient to see how this pans out. If only plants grew faster!
Now, I'm planting squash and melons in two "raised beds" (old milking stands) on the property. I dumped a thin layer (> .5 inches) of the metal bucket "compost" on top and mixed it in.
Of course, the soil is a bit of a mess now, considering how wet the mixture was, but it is mounding well. I have never used manure before, except once in a very "dead" area and that was a bag of unidentified manure from Farm and Fleet. I'm anxious/impatient to see how this pans out. If only plants grew faster!
