in water. How often do I water the veges with this water!Surley not every water.I thought I would use it once a week and water with normal water the rest of the time.
net_oz,
Nov 13, 10:17pm
Once a week is fine. You should notice a difference within 10 days. Don't do some and see what the difference is.
juddy1,
Nov 13, 11:45pm
good fertiliser is it! i just use blood n bone .but ive been wondering about pellets
wizardoo,
Nov 14, 2:20am
I am not sure yet but I belong to the weekend gardner mag and it said in there what to do just not how often.I got a bucket with a lid I put 2 handfulls of pellets and filled up with water and left it for a day or two. I then tipped off some of the water into a watering can and mixed it with fresh water and watered the vege garden with it was a bit smelly at first.I now have a big smile on my face as I am new at gardening and its the first time I can post something helpfull :-)
mokaumoi,
Nov 14, 4:55am
x1
I have a 3 buckets with fitted lids. Into them goes sheeppoo, horse poo, and seaweed. Topped up with water and left to soakDiluted and fed in rotation to garden.
lythande1,
Nov 14, 5:44am
Just dig in the pellets.
steptoesnr,
Nov 14, 6:51pm
Would you bother to dilute compost in water before applying it! Sheep manure is compost made from vegetation on its way through a sheeps gut. In general it is merely a reflection of what the sheep has eaten minus the minerals the sheep needed to sustain life. Compost in general is merely a reflection of whatever vegetation you put in your compost heap minus what is lost to the atmosphere, microbiological activity and the soil. In general sheep pellets contain less nutrients (or whatever term you prefer -minerals or manure or fertiliser or whatever) than any good compost. The only sound reason for diluting animal manures is as a means of giving plants a watering. cheers
oh_hunnihunni,
Nov 14, 8:34pm
Compost really is a soil conditioner, and soil conditioners are good things. Adding manure adds microorganisms as well as minerals and salts, so it also is a good thing. Boost that with blood and bone and you'll see the results - feeding the soil pays off in feeding us.
wizardoo,
Nov 14, 11:30pm
I did that the week before planting
auburn4,
Nov 15, 8:02am
I have some plastic drink bottles with the bottom cut off and the neck pushed firmly into the ground. I add a bare handful of sheep pellets and top up with water. The mixture slowly filters down into the soil. I top the bottles up as necessary. You can also feed blood & bone this way.
mkbooks,
Nov 16, 8:55am
We collected bags of sheep sh-t from under friend's shearing shed-full of weed seeds-so soaking would get rid of that problem!
wizardoo,
Nov 16, 6:18pm
Ok so take the smile off my face :-(
steptoesnr,
Nov 16, 7:29pm
Hunnihunni You commented that manures add amongst other things "salts". Could you define what a "salt" is please
thea4,
Nov 16, 11:10pm
A elderly friend used to have a great garden, she put a 500gm margarine container of chopped up banana skins into a bucket added a handful of sheep pellets and left it for at least 2 weeks. Then used approx a cup full in a bucket of water to water her plants weekly for flowers and veg. If the liquid is strained a sprayer can be used.
bev00,
Nov 17, 11:16am
x1
interesting sounding concoctions
cats5,
Nov 18, 1:03am
ave my pellets soaking so will report theresult
oh_hunnihunni,
Nov 18, 1:10am
You cannot beat a good garden tea. Add a bit of comfrey and your harvest will double. And yes, to the earlier question - mineral salts.
mottly,
Nov 18, 1:11am
Whenever I plant a seedling, I put a handfull of compost and sheep pellets in the bottom of the hole - makes them really take off :)I don't soak them, I scatter the pellets around the drip line or just pop a few at the base of plants - a little rain, or one good water, and they've dissolved pretty well.Blood n bone scattered around is also great stuff.as is wormwee :)
skin1235,
Nov 18, 5:45am
the old recipe was a sugar bag of chook droppings suspended in a 44 gallon drum of water for 3 weeks, then bucket all the liquid into another drum, refill the original and hang the same bag back in it to use the liquid dilute it at 1:4 and use through a watering can on well watered plants ( do not use at full strength nor on dry plants as it will burn then) when all that drum is used, bucket out the first drum again, refill it and hang the bag in it again, use the second drum of liquid at 1:2, repeat again when that drum is empty and use it straight meanwhile star another brew with a new bag of chook droppings
chook droppings have more nitrogen than pig droppings, pigs have more than sheep and about the same as horse if using the drums above sheep droppings can be used at 1:2 from the first drum but can burn tender young seedlings
fish bodies and seaweed ( together or alone) can be used the same way
oh_hunnihunni,
Nov 18, 6:11am
We used to use horse poo as the base, wonderful stuff.These days a bag ofsheep pellets from The Warehouse is easier to grab!
bluefrog2,
Nov 18, 6:59am
I keep a bucket with sheep pellets soaking most of the year.This year my neighbor gave me a fish head and bones left over from filleting, and I put that in the bucket too.End product should be interesting!
bluefrog2,
Nov 7, 3:44pm
Probably means various trace minerals like Magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, etc. in soluble "salt" form. You can make a vitamin & mineral rich liquid by soaking a quarter bucket of mixed fruit and veggie peelings, throw some crushed eggshell in, half cup of raw sugar or molasses and top up with water.Add seaweed if you have any.Leave for 2-3 months before use, and top up with water as you use the liquid.Dilute 1:10 before watering on veggies.This acts like a vitamin boost for the plants. Dilute 1:20 to water over transplanted seedlings to reduce transplant shock.
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