Chicken manure

[Doggler]

Are there any veg which I shouldn't plant in compost enriched with chicken manure? My dad seems to think it's a miracle ingredient for everything in his garden!

[bramble]

Personally, i use it for everything and never had any adverse effects.

[Geordie]

Doggler,

Belief in something is often more important than actual results. I swear by comfry tea and seaweed for my greenhouse crops.
Chicken manure will not provide a complete balance but it will do no harm.

[poultrychat]

Hi Doggler, I'm the same as Bramble, I put it on nearly everything and they're not dead yet

[andrewo]

I too use chicken manure, and I also use seaweed extract and comfrey feed, either liquid or shredded - my garden loves it - don't add farmyard manure because I have yet to find a supplier than guarantee it is organic and free of weed seeds. In my dreams, I know...

[Squirrel]

Having an almost unlimited supply of chicken manure, I tend to use it on anything and everything. The garden seems to enjoy it and everything grows - not quite in the way I would want sometimes (the weeds for one!)

[SueA]

I use chicken manure pellets on almost everything but I suppose it's not the best thing to use on lime-hating plants & you should try to not get it actually touching the foliage/stems of the plants you put it around.

[Doggler]

Guess this is a lesson to listen to my Dad! And fellow Grapes, too

[Squirrel]

SueA pardon my asking but what do you mean that you should not use poultry manure on lime hating plants?

[SueA]

Not sure if I'm talking rubbish Squirrel but as bird manure is also referred to as 'bird lime' & is high in phosphorus which is something liming the soil increases as well as calcium I assume it is not very beneficial to anything which says 'do not grow where soil has been limed'. Maybe not very good for something like blueberries? It's also quite strong stuff & should be used sparingly & if you are using manure from your own chickens I understand it should be composted or left to break down for a while before you use it.I'm sure some of the other 'grapes' will put this right if it's gobbledygook!

[poultrychat]

I try to leave mine to break down for a while first but when I run out or room in composters then I'm afraid it goes on neat - in the autumn when the beds are clear I put it on neat in a thick pile with the straw - it stops weeds coming up, encourages the worms and keeps the bed nice until the next year

[lyndap]

Chicken poop pellets in and on everything!! Thats me. Everything seems to love them(flowers or vegs)I use in my composter as activator as well! Might be why most of my carrots fork, but hey, I don't care. They taste just as good.