Area couple marketing novel fertilizer for household plants, gardens
Stacy and Shawn Giroux
Stacy Giroux and her husband, Shawn, a local landscaper, were standing in front of the offices of the Greater Chamber of Commerce with a table filled with bags of something dark. Passers-by were stopping to see what it was and learned that the couple is producing something different for organic gardeners – bags of alpaca fertilizer.
Alpacas and lamas are in the same family. Stacy found out through a friend just how good the fertilizer is for gardens and household plants, so she and her husband from their Lehigh home are preparing it and shipping it out as far away as Vermont.
“We have several people in the area who use it and get it from us,” Stacy said.
Longtime residents, they have noticed that the fertilizer is becoming popular as a topic of interest on YouTube.
“I thought we would give it a try,” Stacey said. “We’re showing people here small bags of the alpaca manure that can safely be used on plants for and we’re finding out that alpaca farms are big business now and that means there is an abundance of alpaca manure. She said alpaca manure has some definite advantages in your garden and is preferred over horse or cow manure.
When used property, it can improve soil fertility and drainage.
She’s selling small bags that weigh around a pound for a dollar and it goes easily on the ground and she says you don’t have to rake it in, but you can use your water hose to dampen it or let the rain soak it in.
“The best thing is that it won’t burn your plants,” she said. “And it can be used outside in your garden or inside with your house plants. I enjoy talking to people about how to use it,” she said.
Laughing, she said it is a natural product that keeps some animals away from your gardens.
Up north and down here where there are deer, Stacy says you won’t have to worry about them eating your plants.
“I learned that up north when my dad lived in Arkansas and he used alpaca manure to keep deer out of his yard.
Alpacas are regarded as ruminant animals, with three stomachs for efficient digestion.
And because of that, the animal’s manure is lower in organic matter than manure from horses and cows, so it is not very likely to burn plants.
And when it is aged, alpaca manure is light, dry and odor-free,” Stacey said, holding up a bag and opening it to let someone take a sniff.
“No smell,” she said, and she was right. No offensive smell from the alpaca beans that some people call Alpaca Gold.
Many people claim that the alpaca manure is one of the very best fertilizers available in the market place today.
“If you are into organic gardening practices, you may want to try this product,” Stacey said. “Some call the alpacas nature’s best composters because of their efficient digestive system. They do not give any seeds the opportunity to germinate.”
There’s no worrying about placing it near the plant, she said. It will not burn the plants that it comes in contact with and it can be dropped easily around the plant without worrying. It is lower in organic matter content than the manure from most of other barnyard stock.
Ever heard of alpaca tea?
It’s great for seedlings or to fertilize plans from top-down.
Here’s how:
Mix a ratio of 1/3 alpaca beans with 2/3 water, and let it sit overnight. Alpaca tea appears to be an effective deer repellent, too. Even deer don’t like the smell, however to humans it is almost odorless.
One way to reach Stacy Giroux is through the chamber. Both she and her husband are members.
Area couple marketing novel fertilizer for household plants, gardens
Stacy and Shawn Giroux
Stacy Giroux and her husband, Shawn, a local landscaper, were standing in front of the offices of the Greater Chamber of Commerce with a table filled with bags of something dark. Passers-by were stopping to see what it was and learned that the couple is producing something different for organic gardeners – bags of alpaca fertilizer.
Alpacas and lamas are in the same family. Stacy found out through a friend just how good the fertilizer is for gardens and household plants, so she and her husband from their Lehigh home are preparing it and shipping it out as far away as Vermont.
“We have several people in the area who use it and get it from us,” Stacy said.
Longtime residents, they have noticed that the fertilizer is becoming popular as a topic of interest on YouTube.
“I thought we would give it a try,” Stacey said. “We’re showing people here small bags of the alpaca manure that can safely be used on plants for and we’re finding out that alpaca farms are big business now and that means there is an abundance of alpaca manure. She said alpaca manure has some definite advantages in your garden and is preferred over horse or cow manure.
When used property, it can improve soil fertility and drainage.
She’s selling small bags that weigh around a pound for a dollar and it goes easily on the ground and she says you don’t have to rake it in, but you can use your water hose to dampen it or let the rain soak it in.
“The best thing is that it won’t burn your plants,” she said. “And it can be used outside in your garden or inside with your house plants. I enjoy talking to people about how to use it,” she said.
Laughing, she said it is a natural product that keeps some animals away from your gardens.
Up north and down here where there are deer, Stacy says you won’t have to worry about them eating your plants.
“I learned that up north when my dad lived in Arkansas and he used alpaca manure to keep deer out of his yard.
Alpacas are regarded as ruminant animals, with three stomachs for efficient digestion.
And because of that, the animal’s manure is lower in organic matter than manure from horses and cows, so it is not very likely to burn plants.
And when it is aged, alpaca manure is light, dry and odor-free,” Stacey said, holding up a bag and opening it to let someone take a sniff.
“No smell,” she said, and she was right. No offensive smell from the alpaca beans that some people call Alpaca Gold.
Many people claim that the alpaca manure is one of the very best fertilizers available in the market place today.
“If you are into organic gardening practices, you may want to try this product,” Stacey said. “Some call the alpacas nature’s best composters because of their efficient digestive system. They do not give any seeds the opportunity to germinate.”
There’s no worrying about placing it near the plant, she said. It will not burn the plants that it comes in contact with and it can be dropped easily around the plant without worrying. It is lower in organic matter content than the manure from most of other barnyard stock.
Ever heard of alpaca tea?
It’s great for seedlings or to fertilize plans from top-down.
Here’s how:
Mix a ratio of 1/3 alpaca beans with 2/3 water, and let it sit overnight. Alpaca tea appears to be an effective deer repellent, too. Even deer don’t like the smell, however to humans it is almost odorless.
One way to reach Stacy Giroux is through the chamber. Both she and her husband are members.
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