How to Compost Chicken Coop Bedding for Healthier Garden Soil

If you keep chickens, you are sitting on one of the best free fertilizers a gardener could ask for Chicken manure is famously high in nitrogen, the nutrient that drives healthy, green growth, and it delivers phosphorus and potassium too The catch is that you cannot use it straight from the coop Composting chicken coop bedding is the key step that turns raw, smelly droppings into rich, garden-ready compost your plants will love Done right, it costs almost nothing, reduces waste, and rewards you with healthier soil Here is how to compost chicken manure and bedding the simple way,

Benefits of Chicken Compost For My Garden

Garden season is in full swing and we are so excited! Gardening has always been a big part of our family and raising backyard chickens has propelled our plants into powerhouse producers There is something so exciting about growing your own food and feeding our family nutritious meals Composting our chicken poop has been an incredible asset to our gardens
 

How to Use Eggshells For Your Garden

I had the pleasure of growing up in a family that understood the rich benefits of growing our own food We didn’t have any farm animals, but we did have an awesome garden every summer

There is absolutely nothing like those first green beans or that first BLT of the season! YUM! So, as I grew up and got married, I knew it was something I’d want to teach our kids as well

Composting

Raising chickens and gardening go hand in hand  You may know that you can improve your garden with your chickens, but have you tried composting to improve your garden?  It’s a simple way to reduce your waste and make your garden better, all at the same time

What is composting?

Composting is a method of reducing waste and turning it into something that gardeners like to call ‘black gold’  When you compost, you take kitchen and household waste and allow it to break down  Many waste materials, especially from the kitchen, contain valuable nutrients that plants need  With enough compost, you