Using Steer Manure to Amend Soil: Lawn and Garden Applications

Steer manure adds nutrients and organic matter like other manures, benefiting lawns and gardens.

Steer Manure Lawn Fertilizer

Manure improves soil quality → greener grass, less maintenance. High nitrogen consideration: needed for green growth, but excess burns. Fresh manure too strong—must be well-aged/composted. Use ≤5-gallon bucket per 100 sq ft for grass.

Steer Manure and Vegetables

Generally safe but considerations: may contain E. coli—compost before vegetable garden use. May have excess salt—damages plants, leaches soil.

Composting Steer Manures

Like cow manure—mostly digested plant matter. Easily composted. Dried: easy to work, low odor. Add to compost pile, mix thoroughly. Adequate temperatures kill bacteria and weeds. Composting reduces high salt content.

Properly aged/composted steer manure makes ideal lawn/garden fertilizer—better soil, healthier plants.