Camel And Goat Dung

[chuffa]

I have just returned from a 2 week holiday in Gran Canaria. There i met a guy who grew large garlic on ground that had been dug in with camel and goat dung.
Now due to the fact that thousands of these two little stinkies roam the suffolk
coutryside.(JOKE) i will have to source some from the local zoo. Anyone used these before, what properties do they have that horse manure dos;nt.

[Snadger]

Gran Canaria's climate could have had a teeny weeny bit to do with his success!

I think sheep sh*t is similar to goats!

[yoanbob]

our zoo doesnt let you take poo after the last foot and mouth outbreak

[rustylady]

Any sort of animal poo (from animals who don't eat meat) is good for the plot. Just make sure it is rotted down before putting it round your crops. Best idea is to stack in a heap till it is rotted, or dig a trench and bury it, then leave a few months before planting (e.g. bean trench). I would never use cat or dog poo as fertiliser or soil conditioner, but lion poo (if you can get it) is supposed to be a good deterrant to stop the local moggies sh***ing in your garden. Don't know what it will do to your plants, though.

[terrier]

I don't know how 'rich' goat or camel dung is but compared to equipoo, it's probably a lot stronger. Horses are very efficient food processors and after they've finished with what they take in one end, what comes out the other is only fit for soil conditioner with very little nutritional value. But they're still beautiful animals.

[chuffa]

Gran Canaria's climate could have had a teeny weeny bit to do with his success!

I think sheep sh*t is similar to goats!

Thanks Snadger

[chuffa]

our zoo doesnt let you take poo after the last foot and mouth outbreak

sorry to hear that, maybe my zoo will be the same. many thanks

[chuffa]

thanks for the info Rustylady

[chuffa]

I don't know how 'rich' goat or camel dung is but compared to equipoo, it's probably a lot stronger. Horses are very efficient food processors and after they've finished with what they take in one end, what comes out the other is only fit for soil conditioner with very little nutritional value. But they're still beautiful animals.

thanks for the info terrier.

[jacob marley]

My OH 's uncle used to be a signal man on the trent valley line at lichfield when billy smarts circus came to the city he had elephant and all sorts of muck but it is all a fallacy it is no different than any other but it was a good talking point for a few weeks jacob

[chuffa]

hi jacob marley, years ago i composted four big bags of elephant dung i got from the zoo. Although i didnt grow veg in it after it had composted down, i did get big indoor plants from it, maybe it was the heat it generated.

[oneflewover]

Just been doing a bit of looking up on this because i'm just about to get some horse apples (great name!). All manures differ due to the amount of nitrogen in them. Chicken being extremely high in nitrogen due to urine and faeces being together.

Isn't it strange what you learn

[chuffa]

thanks for that oneflewover