[little sweetpeas]

Having only just got my plot this year I would welcome any advice.

I'm having a load of well rotted manure delivered on Monday and want to get the most out of it.

Can anything be planted in the manure without the need to dig it in?

Nearly all my veg as been started at home and will be moved to the plot from next week, already at the plot are carrots, beetroot, spinach, peas, onions potatoes and a large mixed fruit cage.

[WG.]

Yes.  Courgette / marrow / cucumber directly.  Maincrop potatoes (incorporate into soil as you earth them up).  Leeks (apply as mulch before transplanting).  Rhubarb.

Manure tea to feed tomatoes, peppers, etc.
Compost heap activator.

Probably more too.

[little sweetpeas]

Thanks whisky_golf,

but what is manure tea, would I drain water from the manure??

[WG.]

Sackful of manure in a water butt.  Or loosely fill a bucket with manure & top up with water.  Leave about 3 weeks.  Both stink big-time.

If you use the bucket, you'll need to strain through a sack before use.

[little sweetpeas]

How often would I give the veg the tea and like marrows can my squash  go on to the manure heap?

[WG.]

Yes to the squash.

Feed 'other veg' in accordance with what type of veg you are feeding.  Manure tea has good nitrogen content (promoting leafy growth), comfrey tea (same technique) has good potash content (promoting fruiting).

Sorry but there is no simple, catch-all answer to your question.

For example: Tomatoes / peppers : feed manure tea weekly(?) until fruit sets, feed comfrey tea twice weekly throughout.   Even this depends somewhat on the soil and conditions you have.

[WG.]

Don't feed "carrots, beetroot, spinach, peas" at all

[little sweetpeas]

Thanks so much whisky_golf for your advice

[noshed]

If you buy a bag of onions from the market the bags are handy for your manure or comfrey - just shove a bag into a bucket