HOW TO MAKE COW MANURE...WITHOUT A COW!

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July/August 1978
 
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A final tip: This plastic bag fertilizer—once digested—shares yet another desirable characteristic with "the real thing". Just like manure straight from the cow, it can be dried and stored for future use. (Which, of course, means that it's only a matter of time until someone starts producing it on a grand scale so he or she can dry and bag it for sale just like the dried and bagged cow droppings now available from gardening stores.)

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So there you have it . . . my latest invention: The Incredible Roy Dycus Method of Converting Weeds, Kudzu Vines, Comfrey, Grass Clippings, and Other Juicy Waste Vegetation Into Cow Manure in the Privacy of Your Own Back Yard.

Sure, you can do the same thing "more naturally" by staking a real cow out there somewhere on the terrace. But it'll be messier. And you'll have to feed OI' Bossie all the time, instead of just when you want some fertilizer. And I don't think the finished product will be quite as good for your garden. And besides: A real cow will cost you a couple of hundred dollars . . . while my black plastic ones set me back only a few cents each!

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  • magicdave 10/5/2009 10:25:51 AM

    One thing to consider is that plastic bags are made from petroleum. I think it would be wiser to use 55 gallon steel drums with removable lids. A small hole could be punched into the lid to allow the methane to escape. I am sure that coating the inside with a non toxic paint would increase the life of the drum or you could allow it to rust adding iron oxide to your brew and not use a petroleum based product to make the fake manure. Other than the use of the plastic bags it sounds like a great idea.

  • Marilea 9/30/2009 4:33:03 PM

    Although we make "compost" to spread on our fields, this will be a great way to make fertilizer for our flower beds near the house. Thank you for sharing. M

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