I’ve gardened for decades. I add this to my compost…maybe 20% or so. No need to measure. Breaks the organics down in less than half the time. People talk about some ratio of greens and browns which is true but don’t get too fussy. Adding Black Kow is akin to those fire starters to get a campfire going. Anyways, don’t over think compost.
I used this stuff for last couple years and It was doing good This year for some reason I guess was not composted right and burned a lot of tomatoes and peppers And I notice they have lot more mulch in
I had an old farmer years ago tell me how to have great tomatoes using Black Kow. I couldn't remember how to use it and found your video. Thanks for the information, I will try it today. Wish me luck!
That old farmer years ago was farming before most hay and straw cows eat was sprayed with persistent herbicides that will go through a cow's digestive system and kill all your tomatoes. I hope you get lucky it isn't in the particular bag you bought.
This year something was off with black cow. What I got was wet and still had ammonia smell to it! I went to the web site and logged a complaint with contact information and no reply ever received!
Hi Deborah, first and foremost thanks so much for watching our video. To answer your question yes we used both. A 50/50 mix of black kow and topsoil and a few caps fulls of fertilizer around the plant. Have a great gardening day!
Yes you can but I would do so lightly. I recommend using a spreader to apply the Black Kow evenly. Another tip would be to make sure the manure your using is fairly dry so that you don't create a clogged spreader. Thank you so much for your your question.
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening can you use half black kow murnane and half poting soil if you mix them together or will half and half burn my vegetables plants I am growing them in grow bags please help thanks in advance.
Sorry to say that black cow manure is not really so good. It's full of wood mulch and dry. I buy so many bags but it's disheartening. 5-5-5 one is not available easily so we buy That 3 months one.
I am sorry if you have had some problems, have you contacted the manufacturer in order to remedy your quality control issues? I know they really want their consumers to be happy.
Hi Cardochav, First and foremost thanks so much for watching. I know it's organic, I don't know if it's USDA approved or not. Please visit www.blackkow.com They are are really good at answering these questions. Thanks so much.
I just messaged the Black Kow company to ask them. But, I wonder, had they ever got back to you about herbicides? And, if so, what;d they say about it?
@@juliegogola4647 The owners of the company hold their products to the highest ethical standards possible, I would be super shocked if they allowed any chemicals at all with regards to the creation of their products. They are amazing people who run a 1st class facility right there in Oxford Florida.
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening Hello, the company has yet to contact me. But, I have chosen to buy 3 bags of BK potting soil today to fill up a raised bed that I had emptied of old potting soil. I did so because I had done a sorta "test" with my bagged BK manure. I made a "tea" with it, and watered a few peas with it. Legumes are very sensitive to the herbicides, and my peas would have died if it had any herbicides in it. So, I trust it now. Your saying that it's good is nice to hear too. I had seen some videos that said that it COULD have herbicides gave me some apprehension about using it before though. Thanks for your reply. 😁
Would top dressing my lawn with this help in the fall? I will be over seeding after aeration and want to amend the soil for a nice lush lawn next spring.
Hi Mike, First and foremost thanks so much for watching! Yes, this would be an excellent product to use as a top dressing over your lawn. It should provide an excellent foundation for a beautiful lawn.
Good afternoon sir, I got a small bag of like 5lbs of chicken manure from a farmer friend. I do container gardening loves to grow green vegetables in it. My question is how to age this chicken manure nd how to store it so I can use for next summer also. I LIVE IN A CONDO. So, without bothering my neighbors can u direct me to do this successfully! Thank you.
To compost chicken manure, you have to use it in addition to other "greens and browns" while making compost. Look up how to make compost using grass clippings, leaves, and kitchen food scraps. Simply add some chicken manure into the "lasagne" layers of your compost heap. When the compost is finished, you will have successfully "aged" it into your compost.
Setup: Use a small compost bin or tumbler on your balcony or outdoor space. Process: Layer chicken manure with dry leaves, grass clippings, or shredded paper. Turn regularly and keep moist. Timing: It takes a few months to a year to fully decompose and age. Storage: Store finished compost in a covered container in a cool, dry place until ready to use. This method helps you effectively age chicken manure into nutrient-rich compost for gardening, even in a condo.
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening Instead, I use composted cow manure for less than half the price of Black Kow. Peat is also ridiculously expensive. It used to be so inexpensive years ago.
I’ve used it and had good results. This year I bought a trailer load of 8 year old horse manure. My garden is growing unbelievable, already picked some beans. In Ohio beautiful stuff.
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening There is a solution, which worked in the past, but chicken wire fence around a compost pile, and buy black-cow, and compost for a year or so, with leaves, etc. I used the end result, and it was impressive. The man that did it, also used lots of egg shells in his compost.
To some extent that's true, but I would also say Black Kow puts a lot of pride into what they do, I have been to their Oxford plant, inspected it, and it's impressive.
“Green acres is where I want to be! Farm living is the life for me!” Lol
Use Black Kow when leveling your yard... it makes your grass AMAZING!
Thank you for your expertise!👍🏼
Totally agree!
Thank you for the fabulous commercial.😂
Well I think we gave you some good advice too.
I’ve gardened for decades. I add this to my compost…maybe 20% or so. No need to measure. Breaks the organics down in less than half the time. People talk about some ratio of greens and browns which is true but don’t get too fussy. Adding Black Kow is akin to those fire starters to get a campfire going. Anyways, don’t over think compost.
Awsome sauce BUD 👍💥
Been using a product called velvet which is compost and black kow mixed together to help bare spots my grass is spreading so fast !
So glad the product is working well for you.
Awesome thanks
Welcome 😊
I used this stuff for last couple years and It was doing good
This year for some reason I guess was not composted right and burned a lot of tomatoes and peppers
And I notice they have lot more mulch in
Wow I am sorry to hear this, please let them know about your experience at BlackKow.com as I know they would want to know this.
Going to try for sure👍👍👍Can u show us how to make black cow tea next video??
Yes it's definitely on the list of upcoming videos. Thanks for watching!
Sounds like a good plan!
Can I sprinkle a handful of Black Cow around the base of shrubs , flowers, or herbs to give a boost to existing plants?
Absolutely!
I had an old farmer years ago tell me how to have great tomatoes using Black Kow. I couldn't remember how to use it and found your video. Thanks for the information, I will try it today. Wish me luck!
Im here for the same reason! My first time using it, hope ur garden come out fantastic!!😁
That old farmer years ago was farming before most hay and straw cows eat was sprayed with persistent herbicides that will go through a cow's digestive system and kill all your tomatoes. I hope you get lucky it isn't in the particular bag you bought.
You will do great, Black Kow is an excellent product.
How does this work with plants that normally grow in the jungle such as your philodendrons, anthuriums and monsteras?
Hi there, it works great and I highly recommend it.
Will it burn up my tubbers
Can you use half black kow murnane and half poting soi together if you mix them together.
Does this need to be mixed in with soil when putting on existing lawn when overseeding ?
Yes I think that's perfectly reasonable way of doing it.
Word is that Black Kow 50lb bags no longer contain the full amount -- but are "at least 32 lbs" in each bag. Is this true?
Im not sure to be honest I would refer you to BlackKow.com
thank you
You're welcome
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening have you ever started seeds in the black cow? or did I already ask that question?
This year something was off with black cow. What I got was wet and still had ammonia smell to it! I went to the web site and logged a complaint with contact information and no reply ever received!
I am sorry to hear that, hopefully your experience was a one off.
Do you use the manure and plant food/fertilizer together? Or is it one or the other?
Hi Deborah, first and foremost thanks so much for watching our video. To answer your question yes we used both. A 50/50 mix of black kow and topsoil and a few caps fulls of fertilizer around the plant. Have a great gardening day!
Thank you!
@@deborahhall4636 I use Espoma organic fertilizers with Black Kow for my plants.. . Very good results
Can you use this around hydrangeas and hardly fushia ??does it need tobe mixed with anything else??
Sure you can just make you keep your pH below 6.4 otherwise you may experience an iron deficiency.
Please elaborate on this.. does the cow feed have herbicides in it.... please answer....
All excellent questions, I would kindly refer you to blackkow.com to ask them directly.
Is black kow safe to grow sweet potato? Is it safe for green vegetables?
It sure it but I would recommend using as a filler with other potting soil.
Can i cover grass seed with manure?
Yes you can but I would do so lightly. I recommend using a spreader to apply the Black Kow evenly. Another tip would be to make sure the manure your using is fairly dry so that you don't create a clogged spreader. Thank you so much for your your question.
I've hauled that out of Wildwood FL in a dry van trailer
That's fantastic! So glad you were able to get a lot at one time.
Yep
Can I water it down like a tea and pour around existing plants?
Absolutely! High recommend this! Thanks for watching!
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening can you use half black kow murnane and half poting soil if you mix them together or will half and half burn my vegetables plants I am growing them in grow bags please help thanks in advance.
@@jasonclayton936 That should be just fine. Thanks very much for asking your question.
Sorry to say that black cow manure is not really so good. It's full of wood mulch and dry.
I buy so many bags but it's disheartening. 5-5-5 one is not available easily so we buy
That 3 months one.
I am sorry if you have had some problems, have you contacted the manufacturer in order to remedy your quality control issues? I know they really want their consumers to be happy.
Found black cow at walmart
Would Black Kow be considered USDA organic? No pesticides, fungicides, antibiotics are etc..
Hi Cardochav, First and foremost thanks so much for watching. I know it's organic, I don't know if it's USDA approved or not. Please visit www.blackkow.com They are are really good at answering these questions. Thanks so much.
Does the feed you feed the cows you get the manure from have herbicides in a feed
All excellent questions, I would kindly refer you to Blackkow.com to ask them directly.
I just messaged the Black Kow company to ask them. But, I wonder, had they ever got back to you about herbicides? And, if so, what;d they say about it?
@@juliegogola4647 The owners of the company hold their products to the highest ethical standards possible, I would be super shocked if they allowed any chemicals at all with regards to the creation of their products. They are amazing people who run a 1st class facility right there in Oxford Florida.
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening Hello, the company has yet to contact me. But, I have chosen to buy 3 bags of BK potting soil today to fill up a raised bed that I had emptied of old potting soil.
I did so because I had done a sorta "test" with my bagged BK manure. I made a "tea" with it, and watered a few peas with it. Legumes are very sensitive to the herbicides, and my peas would have died if it had any herbicides in it.
So, I trust it now. Your saying that it's good is nice to hear too. I had seen some videos that said that it COULD have herbicides gave me some apprehension about using it before though. Thanks for your reply. 😁
I made a video using this product, comparing it to two other brands.
Awesome, I've seen some of your videos their great! Keep going my friend.
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening Thank you! I just posted (yesterday) A seed comparison video. Thank you again for your kind comment.
Can i use Black Kow and Coco coil?
Give it a go, I don't see what that would be an issue, and then if you would report back on what your experience was like. Thanks!
pretty sure I just watched a commercial.
You did, but you also got some good information out if too.
So….Jimmy where do you put your green thumb when your not using it 🤓🧐
Very carefully stowed, so that others cannot damage it. Thanks for watching!
Is a corn genetically engineered.. is the hey herbicide free ? Is the grass they eat herbicide free?
All excellent questions, I would kindly refer you to Blackkow.com to ask them directly.
Would top dressing my lawn with this help in the fall? I will be over seeding after aeration and want to amend the soil for a nice lush lawn next spring.
Hi Mike, First and foremost thanks so much for watching! Yes, this would be an excellent product to use as a top dressing over your lawn. It should provide an excellent foundation for a beautiful lawn.
Thanks! I will give it a try!
Good afternoon sir,
I got a small bag of like 5lbs of chicken manure from a farmer friend. I do container gardening loves to grow green vegetables in it.
My question is how to age this chicken manure nd how to store it so I can use for next summer also. I LIVE IN A CONDO. So, without bothering my neighbors can u direct me to do this successfully!
Thank you.
To compost chicken manure, you have to use it in addition to other "greens and browns" while making compost. Look up how to make compost using grass clippings, leaves, and kitchen food scraps. Simply add some chicken manure into the "lasagne" layers of your compost heap. When the compost is finished, you will have successfully "aged" it into your compost.
@@DanScottChannel thank you very much
@@bhargavichinnapati6316 My pleasure!
Setup: Use a small compost bin or tumbler on your balcony or outdoor space.
Process: Layer chicken manure with dry leaves, grass clippings, or shredded paper. Turn regularly and keep moist.
Timing: It takes a few months to a year to fully decompose and age.
Storage: Store finished compost in a covered container in a cool, dry place until ready to use.
This method helps you effectively age chicken manure into nutrient-rich compost for gardening, even in a condo.
Too expensive for a good sized garden.
I completely understand, I often mix it with peat or other soil blends to make it go further.
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening Instead, I use composted cow manure for less than half the price of Black Kow. Peat is also ridiculously expensive. It used to be so inexpensive years ago.
@@robertjohnson4401 I understand and definitely hear you.
I’ve used it and had good results. This year I bought a trailer load of 8 year old horse manure. My garden is growing unbelievable, already picked some beans. In Ohio beautiful stuff.
My dogs love to eat this dirt.
Hmm not sure I can recommend that but it's really good soil for your plants.
@@AskMrGreenthumbGardening There is a solution, which worked in the past, but chicken wire fence around a compost pile, and buy black-cow, and compost for a year or so, with leaves, etc. I used the end result, and it was impressive. The man that did it, also used lots of egg shells in his compost.
The jumping around with the camera was excessive. Love the message, but please don’t jump around with the camera
We were probably overly excited to have a 3rd camera, so your point is a good one, we will work on that. thanks!
Cow manure is cow manure. Does not make a difference.
To some extent that's true, but I would also say Black Kow puts a lot of pride into what they do, I have been to their Oxford plant, inspected it, and it's impressive.
Reviews of this product are horrible these days.
Well that’s unfortunate, I would recommend reaching out directly to Blackkow.com and let them know your feelings and why you feel this way. Thanks!
this is just an ad
Well yes it is an advertisement but I really do believe in the product and I really do give out good information on using it.