llama beans

The Scoop on the Poop!!!!!

You’re starting a garden. Everything is in place: your flowers are planted, the weeds are removed, and everything is perfectly watered. All that’s left is the fertilizer – but what to use?


You would like to go to the store and buy some basic fertilizer, but you have heard the dangers of improper dosage that can literally kill your precious plants. You’d also like to use cow manure – it’s fairly common AND it’s natural—but let’s face it: it stinks! So, how about….


LLAMA MANURE!

Disgusting, right? Well, maybe not.

Llama poop, (aka “beans”) are extremely rich in Nitrogen, Phosporus and Potassium. Take a look for yourself!
Animal Manure Comparison:

Animal % Nitrogen % Phosphorus % Potassium %
Llama 1.7 0.69 0.66
Chicken 1.0 0.8 0.4
Horse 0.7 0.25 0.55
Sheep 0.95 0.35 1.0
Cow 0.6 0.15 0.45
Pig 0.5 0.35 0.4

Not convinced yet? Believe it or not, it doesn’t stink! Llama poop is naturally odorless, and is ideal for indoor plant use, as well as on outdoor flower and vegetable gardens. It greatly improves soil’s water- holding capacity, and by the time the llamas have processed their food through their THREE stomachs, it’s well broken down, it wont “burn” your plants,(Burning occurs when organic matter decomposes, creates heat, and therefore damages the roots of the plants it is near.) and it does not contain grass and weed seeds that could regrow themselves in your garden.

Did you know research shows that the llama ‘beans’ have a natural repelent towards deer and other garden- munching critters? That also includes bugs! How cool!For more information, please contact Caroline Flynn through the Jackson County 4H.