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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Plot30 on January 14, 2012, 15:49

Title: Horse manure 💩
Post by: Plot30 on January 14, 2012, 15:49

Hi there I have some 🐎horse manure mixed in with shavings it has being rotting down for about four months and I am just wanting to know if I can put it on my plot or should I wait. Cheers

Title: Re: Horse manure
Post by: Kleftiwallah on January 14, 2012, 17:24

I should wait until you cannot see any shavings in the manure.     Cheers,    Tony.

Title: Re: Horse manure 💩
Post by: seedman on January 14, 2012, 17:36

Yes as above you will need to rot the shaving down for a bit longer cover it over with some plastic sheeting  :)

Title: Re: Horse manure 💩
Post by: Plot30 on January 14, 2012, 18:22

Ok will thanks  ::)

Title: Re: Horse manure 💩
Post by: Carrot Man on January 14, 2012, 21:59

I believe that horse manure requires longer to rot down and often has a lot of weeds in it as it is not digested as well as a cow's
A horse only has one stomach whereas a cow has 4 so it's food is digested better

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