Can I use chicken manure for my tomato plants



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Liz Toone on Jun 22, 2017
Chicken manure is an excellent fertilizer for tomato plants. It's pretty stinky though.Helpful Reply -
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FL on Jun 22, 2017
Yup! Just be careful about how much you use and in what form so it does not "burn" your plants :http://poultryone.com/gardens-and-misc/chickenmanure-html Good luck!Helpful Reply -
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Michele Pappagallo on Jun 22, 2017
Fresh manure is very high in nitrogen, so you need to let it dry and cure before you apply it to your plants or it can burn them, and even kill them. I would not use a lot of it due to the nitrogen content....just sparingly.Helpful Reply -
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Cindy on Jun 22, 2017
Hi Rhonda, Yes, you can use chicken manure on your tomatoes. Don't pile it on though or you will burn your plants. Use it as you would use any manure. Hope this helps.Helpful Reply -
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Carole Triplett Brooks on Jun 22, 2017
The best ways to use manures for fertilizing are to apply to the soil and work it in at least a month before planting or to compost it and apply to plants when it is well decomposed. A tomato plant can use up to 10 pounds of dry compost in one growing season depending on what the compost is made from.Helpful Reply -
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Jme Wurz on Jun 22, 2017
Yes, but sparingly. A little bit goes a long way. My father used to add some to a 5 gallon bucket of water and use it that way.Helpful Reply -
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Lm2bz on Jun 22, 2017
Chicken manure is very acidic. You should compost it for at least 6 months to make it less do or it will burn your plants. Mix it with yard waste to help.Helpful Reply -
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