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Spring Chicken Fertilizer Pellets

Posted on 09. Mar, 2009 by Tracey in My Veg Plot

Its finally springtime, the crocus’s are flowering and daffodil stems are shooting up with the first full days of sunshine we’ve had this year. Its a lovely start to the year and for me a few days of sunshine kick starts my growing season and gives me a gentle prod that I should be preparing the vegetable plot for the year ahead.

After 2 years of vegetable growing I have only ever added compost to my plots and I’m sure I need to add some organic fertilizer to replenish the nutrients in the soil.

So its down the Garden Centre, sidestepping new plants for the garden and straight onto the fertilizer section. The huge stack of orange boxes of Organic Chicken Manure Pellets is glowing, its a bargain alert – buy 1 box get one free, excellent just what I wanted. Now what do I do with it?

Organic Chicken Manure Pellets
These are compressed composted chicken manure rich in nutrients and organic matter. This type of fertilizer can be applied to vegetable plots and borders from February to October by scattering the pellets onto moist soil and forking them in.

It can boost areas where greedy crops have previously removed trace nutrients. It improves the soil by making it moisture retentive and by adding organic matter to the soils structure. Apply to the soil 1-2 weeks before planting out seedlings as it may burn them or add to the soil around winter cabbages, broccoli etc for an added nitrogen boost. Please check your box or tub for recommended applications.