Cow Manure Sculptures Fertilize Gardens

Cow Manure Sculptures Fertilize Gardens FARM HOME Novelty Items 17-6-33 Here's a piece of artwork that's meant to sit among your plants instead of on your coffee table. "PooPets" are animal sculptures molded from cow manure. You simply place them around your garden, trees, or shrubs. You can even put them in with potted plants. Moisture "melts" them down gradually, providing a steady source of nutrients to plants without burning or injuring roots. "They're completely odorless, biodegradable and safe," says John Flaherty of Tewksbury Gardens, manufacturer. "We use a process that sanitizes the manure and removes all odors. They'll last for over two years outdoors and much longer indoors. When placed outside, PooPets soon turn gray and look stone-like. As they weather they develop a network of fine cracks and look marbled. Over time these cracks in-crease, exposing more of the interior to the elements and resulting in a kind of timed release of fertilizer." PooPets are available in many different shapes such as Dung Bunnies, T-Burds, Stool Toads and Turdles, as well as cats, pigs, ducks, snails, cows, etc. They're avail-able in large and small sizes. Their eyes are made from either black-eyed peas or mustard seeds. They're hand made by Amish craftsmen so no two are alike. They sell for $9 to $13. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tewksbury Gardens, 77 Bissell Road, Lebanon, NJ. 08833 (ph 908 236-0885).

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