Help on Old School Advice

[RedThorn]

Hi All

Early last year my late FIL gave some advice but at the time I only half took it in but I think I remember correctly.... just asking for some verification that I did please. Unfortunately he passed away in July of last year so any help would be greatly appreciated.

It was along these lines:

Get an old stocking and put a stick through it so it hangs into the water of the water butt and throw your fresh chicken poo's directly into the stocking.... now the bit I cannot remember ..... for hmmmmmmmmm weeks before changing.

I only partly listened at the time as we did not have chickens and now rue/regret not paying more attention. Was hoping someone could remember or had heard of this practice. OH's grandad was an allotmenteer and FIL was a keen allotmenteer and gardener and was a valuable sorce of info when I started.... now I'm rambling so I'll cut it off here.

[starloc]

Ive seen similar in a 1950`s gardening book, they called it making manure tea, you fill a sock/stocking with rotted manure and hang it in water for a few weeks untill the water changes colour, they said to leave it in and let rain top the water up if needed, change the manure if it starts getting lighter in colour,
Not sure if its right as ive never tried it

[mrdinkle]

I just did a search as I vaguely remembered this coming up on a previous thread, though with sheep daggins (and not in depth) :

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...aaa_14864.html

Interesting stuff!

[taff]

Until it goes the colour of weak tea [for sheep/cow/horse - well rotted] or a couple of weeks - chicken poo is strong, so maybe leave it another week.
Then dilute 1 to 10.

[vicky]

That sounds like the most disgusting smelly concoction...my toddler would love it!

[Flummery]

I think you get a similar rank infusion from bathing a toddler in the water butt (if memory of my toddlers serves me well!)

[taff]

now there's a thought...baby poo? would it work?.....

[RedThorn]

lol Aunty Flum and Taff

Thanks all for their responses and had a look at the thread... makes sense that he mentioned chickens as he was from Hemel Hempstead so would have likely had access to chicken more than sheep.

[baggyman]

I do exactly the same thing but with chicken pellets, Q4 ? brand I think. It says on the side to throw a handful of the pellets into a watering can and let them soak for a bit for a liquid feed.
If you put them in a stocking it stops them clogging up the rose.