I remember how, as a child, I went with my grandmother to collect natural organic fertilizer - manure. I even had a special spatula with which I collected the cakes and put them in a bucket.
This was probably the most enjoyable part of the whole feeding process - when the manure went into a barrel and turned into an unpleasant smelly slurry, which my grandmother watered the beds, I tried to walk away from this place, because I was already very annoyed by the flies that flew into its smell.
Now, when I myself am seriously engaged in gardening, I constantly hear from neighbors recommendations on the use of my grandmother's method of soil fertilization.
But, I don’t have a heart for manure - I prefer to use vermicompost for this purpose. Of course, they tried to convince me more than once that I was just throwing money down the drain, but in this issue I have long been. adamant - here are several reasons why I deliberately refused to use manure as a top dressing on my beds.
To begin with, the manure contains helminths
, which can then calmly migrate to the fruits. Just think about the fact that in the waste of cows there may be various remnants of garbage and the same candy wrappers, which will subsequently end up in the beds and in the grown crop - such vegetables and fruits can no longer be called absolutely harmless to health.I can not help but mention the "aroma" of manure, which then, after fertilization, the whole garden smells. In addition, before the very process of feeding with manure, you will have to tinker a lot - first it must be infused, and then the solution will still need to be diluted with water.
For some, this may not be a problem, but it is much more convenient for me to take a bag of vermicompost and fertilize the soil with it - quickly, simply and, most importantly, without an unpleasant odor. I buy a large bag of biohumus for 400 rubles. This fertilizer is enough for 3-4 years.
Another point is the weeds. After all, cows also feed on weeds, so its seeds will then, along with fertilizer, safely settle in the beds - you must admit that such a prospect, to put it mildly, does not look very good.
Well, let's not forget about the bear, which really loves to settle in manure - if this pest appears in the garden, then you will have to say goodbye to the harvest.
So, based on all of the above, I willingly continue to use biohumus and do not regret my choice at all - it is simple, fast and safe!