How to use rabbit manure

Of all the types of manure that are obtained from pets, Rabbit litter is considered the most valuable. Its composition is several times higher than the amount of useful substances derived from horse, bird or cow manure.

Rabbit manure as a fertilizer, composition and beneficial properties

Rabbit manure is rich in various organic compounds and trace elements, and because of the special secretion of the body eared and a special diet, these substances are easily digested.

One kilogram of litter contains:

• nitrogen 6 g;
• calcium oxide 4 g;
• magnesium oxide 7 g;
• potassium oxide 6 g

If in the manure of other animals there is a predominance of any one element (either nitrogen or potassium), then in the rabbit litter these substances are contained in almost equal proportions. Thanks to the above elements, phosphoric acids and other compounds, rabbit manure can replace three packages of mineral fertilizers of 3 kg each: ammonium sulfate, superphosphate and potassium salt.

Rabbit manure as a fertilizer is also useful because it is more able to soften, loosen, warm up and saturate the soil. In some cases, it can be used without pre-composting, since the substrate does not contain viable seeds. Even after heavy three-year processing with this raw material, even clayey soils become loose and lighter.

How to use rabbit manure, types of fertilizer

The use of rabbit droppings as a fertilizer has a wide range on an industrial scale. Raw materials are used:

• in greenhouses (with mass cultivation of different crops);
• in floriculture (including home);
• when growing champignons and other mushrooms;
• when growing fodder crops;
• in the production of humus and breeding worms and other baits for fishing.

Rabbit droppings contain less moisture than, for example, cow's, so it is easier to transport.

Fresh look

Fresh manure from rabbits as a fertilizer is used in rare cases. Immediately after harvesting in the winter, fresh manure can be thrown around the plot (field) to feed the soil depleted or weakly saturated with nutrients.

During the winter period, manure will have time to freeze and decompose, losing decomposition products. In spring, when the snow melts, water will dissolve and deeply saturate the soil with useful elements. If you cover the ground with bedding, hay after spring plowing will work as a mulch and, decomposing even more, will “feed” the soil.

Manure composting

If you laid the compost in early spring, then by next winter you can use prepared rabbit droppings as fertilizer. Compost is scattered over the soil and dug up, thus, before spring sowing and planting, the earth is saturated with nutrients and becomes more loose.

Compost is diluted with water for fertilizing fruit crops and root crops. Often used as mulch to prevent drying out of the soil and the appearance of weeds. Compost "harbor" garlic planted under the winter, thus protecting from freezing.

Dry look

Rabbit manure is the only form of organic matter used in dry form. Litter balls are either burned or dried well under the sun, crushed into powder and mixed with the ground. On three kilograms of earth add a tablespoon of powder. Using dry powder, liquid supplements are prepared for indoor or garden tender plants. In floriculture obey slightly different proportions. For a mixture of earth take a teaspoon of powder, for liquid - also, mixing with water (3 liters).

Humus

Humus is a decomposed compost dung heap, loose and homogeneous, with a consistency resembling fertile black soil. High-quality humus - it is, above all, a product of processing by earthworms; these invertebrates greatly improve the friability of any soil. Many farmers claim that humus from rabbit droppings in the application does not have an unpleasant smell. Humus to saturate the soil scatter on the site and dig it.

How to use rabbit manure

When purchasing a rabbit, you need to know how to apply it correctly. Let's start with the compost:

• in the fall, when digging, they are added to the soil for preparation for spring plantings;
• put directly in the pits before planting (once every 2-3 years);
• used as mulch, mixed with straw;
• used as a top dressing, diluting with water.

Let's figure out how to still use rabbit droppings. In the dry form is used, making the powder in the soil for fertilizer before planting. Apply the powder, diluted with water (floriculture) as a top dressing. Humus is very popular when planting winter crops. Liquid dressing contribute when plowing, feeding different cultures. Rabbit litter significantly enriches depleted soils before planting legumes, potatoes and other root crops, berries and nightshade.

Manure storage and storage

Consider two main types of rabbit manure harvesting: composting and bait.

For composting rabbit manure, another organic substance is added to this substrate in the compost pit: manure of other animals, food waste (without mold), dry fallen leaves. From time to time a pile in the pit is turned over with a shovel so that it evenly overheats. To worms do not eat compost, and processed to the desired consistency, they must be removed.

When you throw compost in the pit, remove the bottom layer (it has the greatest number of worms) and remove it. The dung pit should be in the shade, except for “mixing”, the compost should be moistened. For the winter, the pit is covered with sawdust and tarpaulin.

Baits are prepared as follows: for 12 liters of water give 2 kilograms of fresh manure. The mixture should infuse, periodically stir the solution. The solution will be ready when the mass becomes completely homogeneous. Dry preform variant: dried litter balls are ground in a mortar into powder. The powder is stored in a dry dark place. When storing unprocessed litter, you need to ensure that it does not dry out. If this happens, use it in liquid solutions.

Rabbit Dung Myths

Many novice farmers believe in the exceptional safety of rabbit droppings for plants and in some dubious measures of processing raw materials. Consider these myths in detail.

Fertilizer with fresh manure

Fresh rabbit manure fertilizer contains urea, which means aggressive nitrogen compounds and acids. During decomposition in the soil when interacting with bacteria, manure heats the soil and the vegetation in it, while releasing gases harmful to plants: ammonia and methane. The vegetation as a result of all these reactions and secretions burns corny.

Manure treatment with steam or boiling water

Aggressive treatment of manure with boiling water, steam or frost will only lead to the loss of most of the useful compounds and elements. Frost destroys the nitrogenous substances that are necessary for plants during the growing season. Boiling water from the litter washes out most of the trace elements and acids. Thus, these actions lead to the devaluation of manure as fertilizer. Drying is less aggressive and leaves 50% of useful substances in the raw material, it is quite possible to reanimate the dried manure with water and use it as a top dressing.

So, we examined what rabbit litter is, the nuances of its use as fertilizer and found out whether it is useful or not. Having understood these issues, you may find a more efficient way to grow garden-garden crops.