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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: tomato-joy on May 03, 2007, 16:56

Title: horse manure 'tea'!
Post by: tomato-joy on May 03, 2007, 16:56
So,

I've stuck my bag of poo in a bucket of water and am waiting to pour it onto my onions (amnd I presume my leeks once they are in and my garlic too?)

How often should I do this - and how strong should it be (I ain't tastin' it!)

thanks.  :wink:
Title: horse manure 'tea'!
Post by: Aunt Sally on May 03, 2007, 17:01
Eeewww... My grandad used to do that  :shock:  

He soaked it for quite a long time, it was very dark with an oil slick on top if you know what I mean.  I think he used about a tea cup or less of this diluted in a watering can.
Title: horse manure 'tea'!
Post by: WG. on May 03, 2007, 17:57
Don't feed your garlic later than the end of this month.
Title: horse manure 'tea'!
Post by: Trillium on May 03, 2007, 20:23
I would use it only every 3 or so weeks as it's pretty potent stuff, and as WG says, avoid it on early finishing crops like garlic, early spuds, etc.
Title: horse manure 'tea'!
Post by: leeky on May 04, 2007, 00:39
i wash my spade and fork in the water butts and they've (butt water) been getting quite dark from the manure. ive been watering everything with it including spuds and onions. hope i havent been doing harm  :shock: