eli5 why does manure make good fertiliser if excrement is meant to be the bad parts and chemicals that the body cant use

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eli5 why does manure make good fertiliser if excrement is meant to be the bad parts and chemicals that the body cant use

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Fresh manure does *not* make good fertilizer. It has to be composted to make the nitrogen available to plants, and that means soil bacteria, and maybe earthworms, need to work on it for awhile. Like any other organic material, it’s not fertilizer until it has gone through that process.