You betcha you don't need granulated fertilizer! :) You got good stuff there, Bob. I am equally blessed in raising my alpacas. Though we do age the stuff, we can put their pellets directly into a bed, though I don't put it in veggie gardens until it's aged a bit, not because I'm worrying about burning the soil (I'm not) but because the risk of e. coli on leaf lettuces, etc is greater. This probably wouldn't effect peppers and tomatoes though, as the fruit aren't in direct contact with the soil. I wonder if the fact that droppings/pellets got through three stomachs has something to do with the fact that it doesn't burn the soil? Both alpacas and sheep are ruminants... hmmm. well this doesn't explain cow droppings though. Bright Blessings! Joy