composting horse poo

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bigben

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composting horse poo
« on: August 31, 2010, 15:26 »
just managed to pick up 4 bags of very fresh horse poo after an event in our local park. Could I add this in layers to my compost bins for use in the spring to grow spuds in? Or should it be left for longer?

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B_and_D

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Re: composting horse poo
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2010, 18:05 »
I'm sure there'll be better answers but I'd say 6 months rotting should be enough....

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Yorkie

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Re: composting horse poo
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2010, 18:25 »
I suspect that 6 months, including the cold winter, will not be sufficient.  Composting activity slows down significantly over winter.

I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: composting horse poo
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2010, 20:08 »
I think the minimum (weather dependent) is 6 months and the max is 2 years?
I think that you're supposed to wait until it doesn't smell like horse pooh anymore!
I just dig mine out from the field where I keep my pony!
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Re: composting horse poo
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2010, 21:42 »
our horses seems to be well rotten within 6 months, but it is a large compost heap that i add lots of other stuff to too
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