Chicken manure, often called "black gold," provides one of the most nutrient-rich boosts for your soil. Different types of chicken manure exist, with variations in quality and composition. You can ...

The following is an excerpt from Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind by Gene Logsdon (Chelsea Green, 2010). In his humorous, anecdotal manifesto, Logsdon imparts how to transform farm, pet and ...

A reader wonders about the brewing process for making manure tea to use as fertilizer. Gary writes: My neighbor raises chickens, and she has an abundance of chicken manure that she is willing to share ...

Maintaining a lush lawn in the summer sun can be daunting, as the intense heat imposes great stress on grass. A common error gardeners make during this time is to ...

Whether you are a Louisiana poultry farmer or just keep chickens in your back yard, there may soon be a solution to the vexing problem of disposing of chicken waste, thanks to a research project ...

Chicken manure could be a great addition to garden soil. Chicken waste is not waste at all, it’s actually a garden seed of gold that can be used as an organic fertiliser for lawn and garden. Hello ...

BOULDER, Colo.—The University of Colorado will be using chicken manure to fertilize campus lawns to avoid using pesticides. Campus officials warn that the alternative fertilizer has an odor and ...

Summer is when grass can thin out and become yellow due to the hot weather but there is an organic yet effective way to keep it healthy as you just need to feed it one natural item. Keeping your lawn ...

The scorching July sun can be a major challenge for maintaining a lush, healthy lawn, but a simple trick can help keep it thriving. A common mistake many gardeners make during the summer is to halt ...