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Where can I pick up free or low cost cow manure for my garden? I am retired and live in Chester Township, Geauga County Ohio. I have a small pickup ...
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Asked July 09, 2024, 10:22 AM EDT
Where can I pick up free or low cost cow manure for my garden? I am retired and live in Chester Township, Geauga County Ohio. I have a small pickup truck and would prefer to have it loaded.
Thank you,
Geauga County Ohio
Expert Response
Hi Frank,
Although Master Gardener Volunteers
do not usually advise on specific resources, I did a quick search for sources for manure in Geauga County and and came up with a booklet published in 2008 by the county commissioners that may still have some sources for you:
https://www.localfoodsystems.org/system/files/Geauga%20Farm%20Products.pdf.
If that does not prove to be helpful, I'd suggest that you contact your local Extension Office: https://geauga.osu.edu/
Finally, here are two fact sheets from the Extension Offices of Penn State and from Wisconsin on incorporating manure into your home garden: https://extension.psu.edu/wise-use-of-manure-in-home-vegetable-gardens and
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/using-manure-in-the-home-garden/.
Best of luck.
Although Master Gardener Volunteers
do not usually advise on specific resources, I did a quick search for sources for manure in Geauga County and and came up with a booklet published in 2008 by the county commissioners that may still have some sources for you:
https://www.localfoodsystems.org/system/files/Geauga%20Farm%20Products.pdf.
If that does not prove to be helpful, I'd suggest that you contact your local Extension Office: https://geauga.osu.edu/
Finally, here are two fact sheets from the Extension Offices of Penn State and from Wisconsin on incorporating manure into your home garden: https://extension.psu.edu/wise-use-of-manure-in-home-vegetable-gardens and
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/using-manure-in-the-home-garden/.
Best of luck.
