Horse Manure - Why so 'good' I wonder?
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is really old horse manure still good?
Comments (6)I partially filled my raised bed with ten-year old horse manure and compost. Haven't added any ferts yet to most of it, though did put compost tea on some plants. But even the ones without the compost are doing great. Plus, I've only pulled out a handful of weeds do far. Mike...See MoreHow high can I pile horse manure on my garden?
Comments (3)There are a number of factors that will determine how much horse, or any other manure or any other nutrient source you can use, but the only way to know that is with a good, reliable soil test. What is the humus level in your soil? How is the balance of Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Sulfur, Boron, and Copper?...See MoreCan I Give My Roses Horse Manure?
Comments (12)The great thing about the horse manure I routinely haul to my garden is that it's not just horse manure. If the source really cares about its animals, stable sweepings generally include a high percentage of other organic (vegetable) matter -- straw, etc. Horse manure contains few viable weed seeds. I assume that most of the weeds I may get probably find their way to my pile after the horse is long gone. I don't give any thought whatsoever to the 'hot' vs aged issue. Cow/steer manure? Well, that's a whole other issue. I am humbled by your willingness to deal with this wondrous stuff with cheesecloth & whatever . . . Anyone with such a predilection either has, or is going to have a truly phenomenal garden! Good for you!!!...See Morehorse manure, cow manure, lasagna garden...
Comments (4)When I did, in my ignorance, add animal manures to the garden beds without first composting those manures, I did see an increase in "weeds" and it made no difference if it was manure from dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, llamas or alpacas, unless it was dehydrated manure. It seems the heat used to dry that manure was enough to kill any "weed" seeds. Since the easiest method to keep these "weed" seeds out of the garden is to compost the manure first it simply makes sense to do that, along with all the other very good reasons to compost manure before applying it to your garden soil....See More11otis
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