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Post by happyskunk on Dec 17, 2009 23:08:00 GMT -5
I do not have a good window to watch birds from but I'm seriously thinking about buying a big bag of sunflower seeds so that the birds will come and poop in my garden.
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 19, 2009 7:00:44 GMT -5
Sunflower seed can get pricey. You might be better off saving the money and buying bags of composted manure later in the yr.
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Post by paquebot on Dec 19, 2009 11:50:26 GMT -5
You also wouldn't want to leave the seed hulls accumulate in the garden. They contain a growth inhibitor chemical which is toxic to other plants.
Martin
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Post by ottawagardener on Dec 19, 2009 14:26:45 GMT -5
The mall managed this by installing a covered parking garage.  |
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Post by paquebot on Dec 19, 2009 17:06:36 GMT -5
One of the earliest fertilizers was pigeon manure. They were called gleaner birds. Dovecotes were built for them to live in and raise their young. The pigeons ate various seeds during the day and returned to their roosts to digest them at night. The resulting droppings were collected for fertilizer. I got my first pair of pigeons when I was about 5 and have raised them most of my life. Began with homers but only have had rollers for about the past 25 years.
Martin
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Post by happyskunk on Dec 19, 2009 23:10:59 GMT -5
The problem is I can not find organic fertilizer here. they sell stuff laden with heavy metals that I do not want. When I tell them that their stuff is not really organic they look at me like I'm from Mars. I'm also thinking about catching steelhead and carp for fish meal but I'm worried about the smell.
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 21, 2009 6:26:25 GMT -5
Is ther any way you can keep a few rabbits? They are little poop machines. lol And fun to have around too.
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Post by happyskunk on Dec 23, 2009 2:46:19 GMT -5
Rabbits are a good idea. I might be able to talk my wife into that. A cute little bunny rabbit.
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Post by ozarklady on Dec 28, 2009 13:42:58 GMT -5
How about leaves? In the urban areas, they normally have leaf pick up days. The bags of leaves are all setting at the curbs waiting for the trash haulers. All you have to do is pick some up. You can set these aside, I lined the inside of my garden fence with bags of leaves, and basically forgot about them. Then, when I was going to plant some bulbs there, I went to move the bags, and they were so full of lovely compost the bags split, and I had to shovel it up... it was lovely and no work. They can't very well get chemicals in leaves! So, now, I simply bag them on purpose and make compost the lazy way. Sure, I have a compost bin, also, but this is no-work compost. Whew! I love it.
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Post by sandbar on Jan 4, 2010 23:20:38 GMT -5
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Post by happyskunk on Jan 5, 2010 2:40:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the links on leaf mold Sandbar!
I did not know that I was making leaf mold and I also did not know it can increase water holding capacity by 50%. I was just going to add it to my compost pile. I think water capacity is exactly what I need! I do have a jug of the neptunes harvest that I have not tried yet. Lucky buy i guess.
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