[sizer247]

where my allotment is there is no vehicle access so manuring the plot means alot of barrowing load after load up hill which getting more difficult as the years go by , now ive seen in my browns cataloge a product called orgrow which is a cocentrated manure totally organic an all that is needed is a handfull per square yard which would be a god send for me so has anyone used orgrow and wot did ya think was it ok an did you get good results thanks

[m1ckz]

never used that, but sounds the same as chicken manure pellets,,others will reply soon

[DD.]

Here's the link, it's "Orgro" not quite as posted. Not chicken manure pellets, but concentrated "natural" manure.

Costs an arm & a leg!

http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/seeds-plants-gardening/68135/orgro-concentrated-manure

[Brassica Blaz]

where my allotment is there is no vehicle access so manuring the plot means alot of barrowing load after load up hill which getting more difficult as the years go by , now ive seen in my browns cataloge a product called orgrow which is a cocentrated manure totally organic an all that is needed is a handfull per square yard which would be a god send for me so has anyone used orgrow and wot did ya think was it ok an did you get good results thanks

i have manured for the last 3 years barrowing and the like and its hard work.ive thought about going down this route with the orgrow and just putting a light spinkle into each planting hole.it cost me 30 quid for manure so at 13 quid it sounds a better deal allround for me if it achieves the results and less work!!

[DD.]

I'd take the 200 sq yards bit with a pinch of salt. (Not literally).

It claims to be 6 times more concentrated, but I think most of us would put down more than 6 handfuls of ordinary manure per sq yard.

Put another way, would 6 bags of ordinary manure of the size indicated cover quite a large plot? You may have paid £30, but I bet you got more than 6 bags of manure.

[JayG]

Agree with Dave - the nutrients may be concentrated but the bulky organic material won't be, yet that's one of the main advantages of adding compost or manure to your soil.

It appears to originate from the US, and is partially derived from sewage sludge - I don't know whether the DT Brown version is different but this is a description and analysis of the US version which appears to be very low in the familiar "NPK" nutrients.

[DD.]

I did note that it said "natural" and not "farmyard" manure.

[JayG]

Also says it includes "Exceptional Quality biosolids" - do you think that means it's collected from the White House rather than the, er, oops?!   

[mumofstig]

The 'Or' part of the name comes from 'ordure'............
deffinition here   http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ordure

(for anyone who hasn't seen this old word before  )

[Ice]

A local farmer puts manure from human waste on the fields so we all may have eaten something grown in it at some point.  Mind you, it is the stinkyest nastiest most pungently odoured material known to man.  He regularly gets fined because of the nuisance it causes.  

[allot2learn]

Thames water have been supplying human waste for farmers to spread on the fields for 25 years that I know of. I used to be grain store manager of a very large estate just outside Reading and and It was being used when I was there.

[Goldfinger]

A local farmer puts manure from human waste on the fields so we all may have eaten something grown in it at some point.  Mind you, it is the stinkyest nastiest most pungently odoured material known to man.  He regularly gets fined because of the nuisance it causes.  

Know the feeling, the local council here tried to 'do' a farmer mate when it was the neighbouring farmer that was causing the stink spreading the 'Agrivert' stuff.

http://www.agrivert.co.uk/

[sizer247]

thanks for your input guys i think il carry on wiyh the barrow at least i know wot im getting an wot the veg is growing in ,its hard enough getting the kids to eat there green if they thought i was puttin sewage on the plot that would give them a great excuse not to eat up !

[gobs]

Leaves might be much easier to carry and could provide bulk to some rather cheap chicken pellets. That might be a way to go. Leaf mulch/compost.

[Goldfinger]

What about that '6X' stuff?? Plotters say you don't need to use much, and one bag goes a long way...