Fresh horse manure

richy · « **on:** August 03, 2011, 14:41 »

Is it ok to dig in some fresh horse manure( about 2 months old) now? It would be where i am going to plant my overwinter onion sets.

mumofstig · « **Reply #1 on:** August 03, 2011, 15:17 »

I wouldn't plant anything near it till spring when it has rotted down a bit.

Trillium · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2011, 17:16 »

I agree, it's still too fresh and is more likely to burn the sets.

Best to let it keep rotting and find a bit of older manure for this task.

blackisgreen · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2011, 18:21 »

water it down to use as a feed then drain of water and use to dig in

richy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2011, 20:37 »

ok thanks for the replies.

snowdrops · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2011, 23:17 »

Or you could use some in layers in your compost bin to heat it up & speed up the process & then put that in your beds.

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