Can chicken bones be used as fertilizer?

Can chicken bones be used as fertilizer?

Chicken bones as fertilizer

Chicken bones can be used as fertilizer, but they cannot be buried directly in the soil. The cooked chicken bones need to be composted and then applied to the soil to make the soil more fertile and conducive to plant growth.

Chicken bones can be used as flower fertilizer, but they need to be composted and fermented before use. After waiting for about a month, they can be used as fertilizer for flowers. They can make the plants grow more lush and are generally suitable for growing jasmine or roses.

How to make fertilizer from chicken bones

1. Collect and crush

If the chicken bones are raw, they must be cooked first, then put into a grinder and crushed thoroughly to prepare for the subsequent fertilizer making process, so that they can react more fully.

2. Add water for fermentation

Add a certain amount of water to the crushed chicken bones, put them into a sealed container, and place them under high temperature conditions for static fermentation. It can be made into fertilizer in about four weeks.

Key points for using chicken bone fertilizer

1. Deep fertilization

Chicken bone fertilizer is a material that needs to be fermented, which will produce a sour and smelly odor in the process. It is best to bury it in the soil to avoid the spread of odor when applying fertilizer on the soil surface.

2. Apply fertilizer appropriately

Chicken bone fertilizer can only provide limited nutrients for plant growth, so the amount of fertilizer applied needs to be controlled, otherwise the plants will not be able to absorb it, and excessive soil concentration will affect the plants' acquisition of water.


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