Organic fertilizers are extremely beneficial for plants. Manure has always been considered particularly suitable for enriching the soil. Regularly introducing it into the beds, you can no longer use any other fertilizers at all. Plants will feel good in this area.
Manure as a fertilizer contains many nutrients. However, it must be used and stored correctly. Fresh manure is usually not added to the beds on which vegetables grow. Rebreathing, it emits a lot of heat. Therefore, you can easily burn the roots of plants. Fresh fertilizer is diluted with water one to one and a little ash is added to the mixture. With this solution, carefully, trying not to get on the leaves, water the beds. Then the soil must also be shed with water.
Untreated manure as fertilizer is introduced into the soil only in autumn. This is the most common way. The fact is that during the winter it will have time to decompose a little, while not losing some nutrients, for example, nitrogen, as would happen if it were stored in the open air. In the spring, manure will immediately begin to “feed” the plants. Dig up the soil while on the bayonet of a shovel.
Manure is stored as fertilizer in heaps. In this case, a litter of earth or fallen leaves is preliminarily arranged, which will absorb the released slurry. Every 20 cm, a layer of manure is spread with a layer of peat, tops or soil of the same height. For the winter, it is covered with earth, and also warmed with plastic wrap from above.
There are different types of manure. In their composition, they are almost identical. However, for some insignificant indicators, they are still somewhat different. Horse, for example, is unusually nutritious and decomposes faster than other species, forming humus. But cow manure as a fertilizer lasts much longer. In addition, for most summer residents it is more accessible. This is the most commonly used type of organic fertilizer.
Pig manure can slightly acidify the soil. Therefore, before use, it is mixed with a small amount of lime. Bird droppings are slightly stronger than other species. Therefore, before use, it is kept for a long time in compost heaps for overheating and introduced into beds in small quantities.
Rabbit manure as a fertilizer is also widely used. This type of organic fertilizer is no worse than horse or cow, it contains a lot of nutrients. It is especially useful to apply it to soils depleted of cabbage or sunflower, as well as clay.
Very often manure is also used as fertilizer in rotted form. The decomposition process usually lasts 1-2 years. The result is humus - a loose black mass. It also contains many nutrients and is extremely beneficial for plants. It can be introduced into the soil without any fear to burn roots. Sometimes summer residents do not fertilize individual beds, but immediately the entire area of the garden. The amount of manure introduced in this case may depend on the composition of the soil. Then the soil is dug up on a bayonet shovel.
Using manure, you can significantly increase productivity. This is one of the cheapest and most affordable fertilizers for most gardeners.