Blood

[boylin]

Is fresh blood from a slaughterhouse good for potatos and brassica

[piskieinboots]

*faints
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[Mikey]

Thats got to be the most unusual first post I have ever come across, yeah baby. I think you'd have to test that yourself, let us know the results. Perhaps thats how they make sweet potatoes.

[piskieinboots]

*shakes head from smelling salts

Welcome boylin

[SarzWix]

How gross...
Yes, i should think it'd be great if you want to attract a lot of vermin..

Oh, and the reason your THREE previous posts didn't appear was because you posted them onto a moderated board, see http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...here_4846.html

[sweetiepea]

Don't know about the blood, but I was talking to a neighbour this morning about tomatoes. When he was young he worked in a slaughterhouse and knew a man who took drums of sheep excrement (taken from the bowels of dead sheep) and used it as a feed for his toms. Results were marvellous! I've used sheep manure in the past and can vouch for it, but I've never taken it from a dead animal!

[lynda66]

i would imagine it will be like adding bone meal or blood fish and bone and not digging it in ... attracts every cat in the neighbourhood .... and probably foxes too when i'm not looking .... maybe you could incorporate it into a sealed compost bin ?? that no vermin can get in, before using it.

[Nicos]

Hi there- and welcome to the Vine!

Certainly an interesting question!!!

Infact I've found a reply about the very subject from Bob Flowerdew (*sigh)...which is very interesting!!!
tis about half way down...

Q&A: Organic gardening - Green Gardening

[rana]

I would advise you to plant a row or two of garlic to deter the vampires......

[Snadger]

Dried blood is an excellent fertiliser but can attract vermin and smell a bit. It would also raise a few eybrows if you were seen chucking buckets of blood on the land!

[NOG]

Why waste it.....you could make lovely black pudding with it.

[fran]

Ugh!!!!! I was feely a bit poorly before I read that - but now........ Where's the toilet?

[TonyF]

When I was first diagnosed with my blood condition, the treatment was to be bled, literally to have a unit of blood removed, 1 pint.

At that time, there was no use for the blood, couldn't be used for research because there was no research being done on my condition and it was just washed down the sluice. After the third or fourth treatment I asked if I could take the blood home and use it on the garden.

Doctor said yes, after all, it was my blood.

So, I took it home, opened the bag, mixed the blood with compost in a bucket and put it round the roses and mixed it into my compost bin. Problem was we had a public footpath running at the back of the house and I noticed I was getting some funny old looks from people walking by

Personally, I wouldn't use blood from an abettoir, the blood does need to be fresh and I'm not sure about using that amount of blood, at least mine was small amounts on monthly basis.

[Dynamo]

In the north east, a lot of gardners grow show leaks and they all have their own special recipe for making their own fertilizer. Nearly all of these recipe's contain blood. I'd say its probably best to add it to the compost bin and mix it in. It should work well in a bokashi bin too.

[PAULW]

When I worked in a slaughterhouse we used to get a couple of people come round and ask for blood for feeding their tomatoes.