This year I'm trying to grow corn, watermelon, and bell peppers. Which of the two will work better to add nutrients to the soil, compost or manure? Is there the possibility that one of them could harm my crops? Will they attract unwanted insects or bugs? What if I use both the compost and manure at the same time? The compost is the generic hardware store brand, and the manure is chicken manure. Any other tips for growing corn, watermelons, or bell peppers are welcome.
Answer
Manure is mainly for grass to grow, and it is made out of animal fecal matter, so if you want your yard to smell, I suggest not to use manure.' Compost would be better for the corn, watermelon, and bell peppers to grow. Guaranteed faster! :) For your corn, make sure there are no yellow leaves, holes in the leaves, or any roots showing. If one leaf is infected, it will effect the whole plant. So cut the leaf off very carefully and spray it with hose water. PS It has to be hose water! Purified water has pesticides that can harm the plant! The same goes with the watermelon. I don't have any good tips, but I do have a funny thing to do with them. You can take a plastic box (about 1 foot by 1 foot) and cut a hole in the top of the box. Make sure there are no other openings. Then you will need to stick a fertilized pumpkin-growing flower through the hole and onto the ground of the box. Let the watermelon continue to grown, spraying the stem inside the box with hose water every day twice a day. When it rains, hails, snows, etc cover the box with a sheet of metal, plastic, etc to keep the box from flooding. Then when it discontinues growing, break the box with a hammer/saw and pull the watermelon out. It should be square! :) Bell peppers are the same with corn! :) Good luck! I do hope this helped a bunch :)
