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From age 8 to 15 I grew up on a farm and the only fertilizer we used was organic as it came directly from our livestock in the form of manure. We had a big ole manure spreader and Dad would go up and down the garden with the spreader, just like he did for the fields on our farm.

It worked great for all the years I lived there and produced that tastiest produce, even though it could some times start your eyes watering and even take your breath away.

Today, many years later, I am married and we live in the city. The only I experience the ohhh so familiar aroma of the farm is while on route to one of my many favorite fishing holes. A great opportunity to point at your buddy in the car and ask what they just did.

Sheep Manure

We buy sheep manure for our gardens but there isn’t any of that distinctive odor that makes your eyes water and you instinctively grab for your nose.

Fresh Compost

This year we started using the compost bin that was here when we bought our home so in a few months I should have some fresh and nutritional compost to top up our beds and gardens.

Bone Meal

When I am creating new flower beds or square foot gardens for our veggies I like to dig some sheep manure in with the peat moss and a bit of fresh top soil. But when I am planting I like to add a little bone meal to the bottom of each plant.

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