Manure in plastic bags

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Libby

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Manure in plastic bags
« on: September 01, 2009, 12:47 »
I have been reading through past threads but can't quite get a full answer.  I have very fresh horse manure, which a friend is delivering to me in plastic builder's sacks.  I have stacked them on my allotment ready for rotting.  My question is, do I take the manure out of the bags and allow it to rot down in a heap - perhaps covered with plastic, or will it rot merrily away in the plastic bags it is already in?

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Re: Manure in plastic bags
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2009, 12:49 »

Hi Libby, personally I would empty it out of the plastic bags and make a heap, you can turn it once in a while as well, maybe even add peelings and cardboard bits to it  :)

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Re: Manure in plastic bags
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2009, 13:04 »
Sue is right,also the bigger the pile,the hotter it gets ,the quicker it rots.

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Libby

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Re: Manure in plastic bags
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2009, 19:16 »
That's great, I will empty it out this evening and let it get to work.


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