Cow Manure

[Rusty Trichome]

I have heard that when using manures there is a chance that you can burn your plants. Also only use fertilizers that are 100% organic. Chemical fertilizers can burn your plants and organic tends to taste better.

Would love to see your proof of this statement, as I fell it's in error.

A chemical compound is a chemical compound regardless of where it came from. There's no such distinction between organic chemical and plain old chemical, except in the marketing departments.

Yes, you can burn the plants with organics. Try putting your ladies in straight manure, and see how long it takes to kill your plants.

And no, the end result of using organics does not taste any better than a 'chemical' nutrient grow. You still want to regulate with proper nutrients, a proper pre-harvest flush and a proper cure, regardless.

I'm guessing I'd use manure were I growing under a 100,000w sun all summer with unlimited rootspace and no height restrictions. But I would definately use it sparingly, as organics break-down slowly, and I wouldn't want too much residual nitrogen around when the plant is trying to flower.

My soil mix is....
3 yards 80% Compost/20% Worm Casting. I mixed it with the native soil.
10 bags of Perlite for drainage
5 bags of Fox Farm Happy Frog organic soil mix
10 bags of bone meal. For an organic phosphorus
10 bags of blood meal. For an organic nitrogen nutrient
3 bags of bat guano

What kind of native soil? (sandy, heavy clay, forest compost, 'dirt'?) It makes a difference when recommending someone else follow your 'recipe'.

I fed my plants every other watering...
Vegetative growth: Fox Farm Grow Big liquid plant food.
Early flower growth: Fox Farm Tiger Bloom liquid plant food.
Late flower growth: Fox Farm Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom.

Also I would make teas with molasses and other organic nutrients when my plants started to flower.

Might want to read-up on teas. Especially homemade brews. (e-coli and salmonella come to mind)
Compost Tea Myths

Either you did, or you would...which is it? :wtf:

I can appreciate the effort you've made to help a fellow member, and I'm not trying to pick on you...but you should get your facts straight before posting.

Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on 09-07-2010. Cow Manure Howdy Folks ! I found his forum a couple weeks ago and have been browsing as I have time (Great Forum!) I see that allot of you folks put allot of effort into your grows, but I see little mentioned abot cow manure, what gives? I have not grown in about 20 years but have started my holes already for next spring, with plans for a major effort. Back in the day I used cow manure and had no problems growing plants 10 to 15 foot tall, I am putting this in my holes now with 50 50 dirt/manure for Rating: 5