Manure, compost. Whats the difference?
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Manure, compost. Whats the difference? Ed 05-06-2008
Posted by Ed on May 6, 2008, 10:53 am
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 Hey expert gardeners!!

I just taken on new allotment which, as expected, is pretty overgrown
with bindweed (Convolvulus L.) n couch grass n stuff I don't recognise.

So, I started double digging the whole plot to remove as much as
possible of all of these deep rooted perennial nasties.. It will take me
until end of August to complete this.

Some people say I should then cover the dug ground with rotted manure
and leave it over winter. Others say I should cover it with compost.
But I don't know the difference between rotted manure and compost?

Are they the same thing?

Ed





Posted by 'Mike' on May 6, 2008, 11:23 am
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> Hey expert gardeners!!
>
> I just taken on new allotment which, as expected, is pretty overgrown with
> bindweed (Convolvulus L.) n couch grass n stuff I don't recognise.
>
> So, I started double digging the whole plot to remove as much as possible
> of all of these deep rooted perennial nasties.. It will take me until end
> of August to complete this.
>
> Some people say I should then cover the dug ground with rotted manure and
> leave it over winter. Others say I should cover it with compost. But I
> don't know the difference between rotted manure and compost?
>
> Are they the same thing?
>
> Ed
>
>

Hi Ed

Manure is 'Oats which have been through the Horse' and Stable Straw and left
to rot, compost is the stuff from the garden which has rotted in a heap or
compost bin :-))

Mike
>
>



Posted by Bob Hobden on May 6, 2008, 1:03 pm
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"Ed" wrote
> Hey expert gardeners!!
>
> I just taken on new allotment which, as expected, is pretty overgrown with
> bindweed n couch grass n stuff I don't recognise.
>
> So, I started double digging the whole plot to remove as much as possible
> of all of these deep rooted perennial nasties.. It will take me until end
> of August to complete this.
>
> Some people say I should then cover the dug ground with rotted manure and
> leave it over winter. Others say I should cover it with compost. But I
> don't know the difference between rotted manure and compost?
>
> Are they the same thing?
>

Your only way to get rid of those weeds is using weedkiller, you will
certainly not dig out Bindweed and I doubt you will overcome the Couch Grass
either. Glyphosate binds to the soil on contact and acts on an enzyme only
found in plants and that is what I would use. Spray the green leaves, leave
for a few weeks to see what goes brown and whats left alive and spray again
and repeat all season by which time you may have killed it all. If you
really want to double dig the whole plot then do so next winter after the
weeds are dead.

A winter mulch, give the pests a nice warm blanket for the winter? :-)
I dig the year old Horse manure in as soon as it arrives each spring.

Manure ( rotted down plant material and excreta) provides lots of nutrients
on top of what compost does; compost (rotted down plant material) is a good
soil improver, it helps break up clay and holds moisture.

If you use lots of manure/compost and you want to grow brassicas don't
forget to check you soil pH and lime if it's acid.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden






Posted by Sacha on May 6, 2008, 1:08 pm
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On 6/5/08 18:03, in article o6GdnThQaKJhE73VnZ2dnUVZ8s-qnZ2d@bt.com, "Bob

>
> "Ed" wrote
>> Hey expert gardeners!!
>>
>> I just taken on new allotment which, as expected, is pretty overgrown with
>> bindweed n couch grass n stuff I don't recognise.
>>
>> So, I started double digging the whole plot to remove as much as possible
>> of all of these deep rooted perennial nasties.. It will take me until end
>> of August to complete this.
>>
>> Some people say I should then cover the dug ground with rotted manure and
>> leave it over winter. Others say I should cover it with compost. But I
>> don't know the difference between rotted manure and compost?
>>
>> Are they the same thing?
>>
>
> Your only way to get rid of those weeds is using weedkiller, you will
> certainly not dig out Bindweed and I doubt you will overcome the Couch Grass
> either.
<snip>

Bob, have you used this new weedkiller called Resolva? I speak as one who
does not grow her own food, BTW!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'



Posted by Bob Hobden on May 6, 2008, 1:31 pm
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"Sacha" wrote>>>
>
> Bob, have you used this new weedkiller called Resolva? I speak as one who
> does not grow her own food, BTW!
>
No, I've read a lot on Glyphosate but don't know what Resolva is combined
with and therefore wouldn't use it without doing research and satisfying
myself it doesn't stay around long term.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden





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