[flitwickone]

i need to work out how much manure i need for the autumn the plan is i will cover the plot in 4 inches(or should it be more or less) all over and between myself and a fork and the worms i will dig it in
my plot is roughly 180 feet long by 15/16 feet wide
photos can be seen in my gallery i think

thanks for the maths in advance

[Elcie]

180 ft x 16 ft x 4inches.  Easy 

[Ice]

Doyou want the answer in volume or weight?

[mobilekat]

Er, lots, plenty and then a bit more.

I make it that you will need about 11,500 square inches of manure, but no idea how much that is in bags or trailers. (or is that inches squared!)

Think there is no such thing as too much, but would poss suggest having a trail spread to see how far it goes and work it from there!

Or wait for people with better maths to answer!

[DD.]

Voume wise it's 959 cu ft or 27.16 cu metres. (A lot).

Now - how much does manure weight per cu metre?

Oh - deduct the bit where you won't manure for you carrots & parsnips.

[DD.]

Er, lots, plenty and then a bit more.

I make it that you will need about 11,500 square inches of manure, but no idea how much that is in bags or trailers. (or is that inches squared!)

It won't be square anything as we're talking in 3 dimensions. That makes it cubic!

[mobilekat]

Cubic manure- the EU would love that!

think its still lots!

[DD.]

OK going on further & introducing guesswork.

A cubic meter of water weighs one tonne, so if you were obtaing this volume of water, you'd need 27 tonnes of it.

It will depend on the water content how much the manure weighs, so let's say it weighs half as much as water - you're still looking at 13.5 tonnes approx.

As I said - a lot.

[flitwickone]

lol you are all lovely peeps  

its weight i need as i can get trailer after trailer full it will cost a little bit but i just want to say may i have 4 tonnes please if you know what i mean or can i have 25 cubic metres

[Ice]

You need to get out more Dave.

[Lardman]

Google tells me "Dry Manure" is 1.5 - 2.2 m3 per tonne.

So go ahead and get yourself 10t - But you can never have too much pooh. 

[Lardman]

You need to get out more Dave.

Too true ....  He could go and give flitwickone a hand spreading, that should keep him busy for an afternoon 

[mobilekat]

I am guessing its best not to mention in 'polite company' an evening spent discussing the weight of poop, and its ability to cover surfaces?

The next question should be the type, as I am sure goose poop is heavier than horse poo, from when I have helped dig out deep littered geese- and cow manure can be pretty weighty stuff too!

[DD.]

It's by getting out, that I learned things - no such thing as t'inteweb and Google in my day.

I see my guess was within Mr. Googles parameters.

10 tonnes is an awful lot.

[flitwickone]

if 10 tonnes is what it is then 10 tonnes it is
my wife and mother in law have alot of digging to do 

hard work never hurt noone so i will do it