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Looking for suitable suggestions for method(s) of storing pig manure.
young codger
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A few months ago I identified a local source for pig manure. In my experience pig manure is not easy to source. I am informed that farmers tend to retain it for their own use on the land.
I've been collecting the pig manure in plastic sacks. There is no straw with it.
I mix it with water, and use it as an 'activator' on my large composter-about once per week. A layer of 'plant waste material' and a layer of pig slurry, and so on.
The supply is free, but there is no way of knowing when it may cease. So basically I am collecting it as often as it is available.
What would be a better method of storage than a load of plastic sacks? I also kind of think that leaving it in a big heap to leach away is not ideal. All suggestions welcome-especially creative ones.
I've been collecting the pig manure in plastic sacks. There is no straw with it.
I mix it with water, and use it as an 'activator' on my large composter-about once per week. A layer of 'plant waste material' and a layer of pig slurry, and so on.
The supply is free, but there is no way of knowing when it may cease. So basically I am collecting it as often as it is available.
What would be a better method of storage than a load of plastic sacks? I also kind of think that leaving it in a big heap to leach away is not ideal. All suggestions welcome-especially creative ones.
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I’m a former pig farmer’s daughter 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just ready for Halloween Haunting.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not for the faint-hearted tho'.
But no pig meat reared in the UK nowadays will have been anywhere near any meat products.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.