Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Goneterseed on January 09, 2019, 20:26
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Hi everyone,
I have just taken on a new allotment. There is a 20' x 15' peice of ground where a chicken run has been for the past three years. Will it be too hot in terms of lime from the chicken manure for growing this year?
Thanks in advance.
Steve.
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How long ago did the chickens vacate?
If immediately then yeah, maybe use that bit as your mulch heap this year.
If a few months then i'd say a good dig over and you're good to go, but not carrots.
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a rested piece of ground and all that chicken manure equals fantastic crops in my opinion.
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Many thanks for your reply. The chickens are still on it and will be gone in about three weeks. Will do as you suggest.
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It may well be rich in nitrogen so bear that in mind when adding feed.