My n Wa Ska's Magic Fertilizer Tea - Wildlife Gardeners

Pahinh Winh · 11-13-2009, 05:42 PM

Hanh mitakuyapi. Wa Ska has gone to the spirit world, but she was sent to me by the spirits when she was a puppy in 1994. We eventually moved off the Rez & after awhile, lived in a basement & I took care of the yard. When we moved there, the grass was tan after watering; the lilac bush grew 3 panicles of blooms; the Colorado blue spruce was brown, & the chokecherry tree out front didn't have blooms.
I've use "manure tea" to grow things for years, but the only manure I had a ready source of was hers. So I put a 'goodly handful' of Wa's manure in a 5-gallon bucket of water & left it to steep in the sun for a few hours, then watered everything. Repeated weekly until fall.
In a few weeks, the grass was green. In a few months, the blue spruce was really blue - & next year had a bumper crop of cones, for a male tree. The following spring, the chokecherry had so many blooms, the branches drooped, & when it set fruit, the branches touched the ground. As for the lilac - it had so many panicles of blossoms, the branches drooped & I had to prop them.
Miracle Grow 'Shunka"! / 'Dog" Miracle Grow! Give it a try.. It's the best I've ever used, & now I use Chakli's 'leftovers' for this. Staand baack!..

Sage · 11-13-2009, 11:40 PM

Well that's a really interesting experience, Pahinh Winh!

JennyC · 11-14-2009, 08:14 AM

Great story. I guess any poo will do!

biigblueyes · 11-14-2009, 09:13 AM

Any poo will fertilize. If you're using it on food crops, you may want to be a little more selective about poos.

Pahinh Winh · 11-14-2009, 01:38 PM

Hanh mitakuyapi. Humanure is fine for any crop, including food, provided it's composted so that the compost's temperature gets high enough. 180F is considered to be high enough according to a book whose title is, I believe, either "Humanure" or "Humanure Composting". The book is a very interesting read. I haven't checked out the author's science, but it makes sense from a chemist & Traditional healer's point of view. There are dona-hey composting toilets on the market, & their compost is used on food crops. For that matter, if your water treatment plant uses a biosphere-type system, guess what you drink? Yes - the end-product of that system.

biigblueyes · 11-14-2009, 01:45 PM

Absolutely. Some manures you can use fresh, some you need to age, compost or process. It's important to know which is right for your poo and your crop.

TheLorax · 11-14-2009, 02:04 PM

There have been some discussions on composting dog poos. Some people are comfortable composting doggie poops for food crops and some people are not. I would be more comfortable composting dog poos if I knew the poop was from a dog receiving monthly heart worm meds such as Sentinel and if I knew proof positive the compost pile would heat to 180F.

Pahinh Winh · 11-16-2009, 05:06 PM

Hanh mitakuyapi. I don't get excited about heartworms - they don't transfer from dogs to humans. As for wanting to be sure the compoost gets to 180F or better - that's a simple thermometer check. I'd rather not get compoost that has the heartworm meds in it - I don't need them.. Even tho there are plenty of times I bark at bicycles & /or the moon.

BTW, for anyone who reads this post.. The book is "THE HUMANURE HANDBOOK". The author self-published the copy I have - may still; I haven't checked.

Hedgerowe · 11-16-2009, 05:37 PM

Pahinh Winh, I love your posts. You have an irreverrancy that appeals to me.

Prairiefreak · 11-16-2009, 07:01 PM

Yeah, it's not the poo you use...it's what medicines the creature was taking when it made the poo that matters. Are they biodegradable? Would a hot pile destroy the active ingredients of any drugs? That kind of thing.

11-13-2009, 05:42 PM	#1
Pahinh Winh Grub Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Dakota	My n Wa Ska's Magic Fertilizer Tea Hanh mitakuyapi. Wa Ska has gone to the spirit world, but she was sent to me by the spirits when she was a puppy in 1994. We eventually moved off the Rez & after awhile, lived in a basement & I took care of the yard. When we moved there, the grass was tan after watering; the lilac bush grew 3 panicles of blooms; the Colorado blue spruce was brown, & the chokecherry tree out front didn't have blooms. I've use "manure tea" to grow things for years, but the only manure I had a ready source of was hers. So I put a 'goodly handful' of Wa's manure in a 5-gallon bucket of water & left it to steep in the sun for a few hours, then watered everything. Repeated weekly until fall. In a few weeks, the grass was green. In a few months, the blue spruce was really blue - & next year had a bumper crop of cones, for a male tree. The following spring, the chokecherry had so many blooms, the branches drooped, & when it set fruit, the branches touched the ground. As for the lilac - it had so many panicles of blossoms, the branches drooped & I had to prop them. Miracle Grow 'Shunka"! / 'Dog" Miracle Grow! Give it a try.. It's the best I've ever used, & now I use Chakli's 'leftovers' for this. Staand baack!.. __________________ What have you done today to help heal the Sacred Hoop of the world, of which you, too, are a part?

11-13-2009, 11:40 PM	#2
Sage Official Non-Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, & Fort Myers, FL	Well that's a really interesting experience, Pahinh Winh! __________________ *~Sage's Place~*

11-14-2009, 09:13 AM	#4
biigblueyes WG Hospitality Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	Any poo will fertilize. If you're using it on food crops, you may want to be a little more selective about poos. __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

11-14-2009, 01:38 PM	#5
Pahinh Winh Grub Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Dakota	Any Poo WILL Do "If" Hanh mitakuyapi. Humanure is fine for any crop, including food, provided it's composted so that the compost's temperature gets high enough. 180F is considered to be high enough according to a book whose title is, I believe, either "Humanure" or "Humanure Composting". The book is a very interesting read. I haven't checked out the author's science, but it makes sense from a chemist & Traditional healer's point of view. There are dona-hey composting toilets on the market, & their compost is used on food crops. For that matter, if your water treatment plant uses a biosphere-type system, guess what you drink? Yes - the end-product of that system. __________________ What have you done today to help heal the Sacred Hoop of the world, of which you, too, are a part?

11-14-2009, 01:45 PM	#6
biigblueyes WG Hospitality Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	Absolutely. Some manures you can use fresh, some you need to age, compost or process. It's important to know which is right for your poo and your crop. __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

11-14-2009, 08:14 AM	#3
JennyC WG Editor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The South	Great story. I guess any poo will do!

11-14-2009, 02:04 PM	#7
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	There have been some discussions on composting dog poos. Some people are comfortable composting doggie poops for food crops and some people are not. I would be more comfortable composting dog poos if I knew the poop was from a dog receiving monthly heart worm meds such as Sentinel and if I knew proof positive the compost pile would heat to 180F. __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

11-16-2009, 05:06 PM	#8
Pahinh Winh Grub Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Dakota	ComPOOsting Hanh mitakuyapi. I don't get excited about heartworms - they don't transfer from dogs to humans. As for wanting to be sure the compoost gets to 180F or better - that's a simple thermometer check. I'd rather not get compoost that has the heartworm meds in it - I don't need them.. Even tho there are plenty of times I bark at bicycles & /or the moon. BTW, for anyone who reads this post.. The book is "THE HUMANURE HANDBOOK". The author self-published the copy I have - may still; I haven't checked. __________________ What have you done today to help heal the Sacred Hoop of the world, of which you, too, are a part?

11-16-2009, 05:37 PM	#9
Hedgerowe Snag Aficionado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA	Pahinh Winh, I love your posts. You have an irreverrancy that appeals to me.

11-16-2009, 07:01 PM	#10
Prairiefreak Heron Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NE IL, USA	Yeah, it's not the poo you use...it's what medicines the creature was taking when it made the poo that matters. Are they biodegradable? Would a hot pile destroy the active ingredients of any drugs? That kind of thing. __________________ "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.....and spiders." Me and Franky D.

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