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Livestock Bedding As Garden Soil

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Laura Grace Weldon

Every year we noticed seeds sprout, grow, and mature in the piles of bedding and manure from our cow barn. Mostly squash and melon seeds — quite naturally those seeds were available after feeding cattle the leftover squash and melon from our gardens.

It got me thinking. Continue reading →

Posted in gardening | Tagged livestock bedding, overcoming squash diseases, planting in chicken poo, planting in hot bedding, squash | 6 Comments

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