In article m>,
Tim Challenger <"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"> wrote:

> I've got a small free-range egg/chicken farmer round the corner.
> If I can get him to give me some of his animal's muck, say from the stalls
> or whatever, can I use it on the garden? In the compost? Or am I wasting my
> time? Does it have to be rotted like horse manure? What about diseases,
> are there likely to be any problems?
>
> I would like to know a bit more about the pros and cons before I approach
> the chap.

I have a vague recollection that chickensh*t is good for growing
asparagus. Maybe it was a comment from a farmer friend that asparagus
grew well next to his chicken coop.

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Julian Vrieslander