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Message: [QUOTE="DirtMechanic, post: 221293, member: 5568"] So what nobody is mentioning is the amino acids that come from the breakdown of proteins. Elbon rye, high protein. Alfalfa, high protein. You cannot run on sugars (carbon) alone. Soy bean meal is crazy high protein. A number of 5-6% (it varies) of the protein is nitrogen. The biodome uses amino acids to build their bodies, just to broaden the context a little. Manures, high proteins. Those animals need proteins to grow their bodies and some are quite large. A fertilizer made of bacteria bodies like milorganite has the same idea. Heavy metals,yes, but same idea. Ever heard of the three sisters and burying a fish? Same idea. of course all the other bits are there, but without proteins it does not have the kick like a pile of manure will. Grass in compost will not shoot up as fast as grass in manure compost. Plants use amino acids to make chlorophyll so thats a simple way to look at it really. Or you could dive deeper like this google snippet: "The role played by accumulated amino acids in plants varies from acting as [B]osmolyte[/B], regulation of ion transport, modulating stomatal opening, and detoxification of heavy metals. Amino acids also affect synthesis and activity of some enzymes, gene expression, and redox-homeostasis." So yeah, I am in the camp of composting animals, but then thats not for my garden because E-coli and some other nasties. But for everything else, bring it on. The manures can run a third or more protein as a percentage, with all those tasty trace minerals to boot. [/QUOTE]

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