Posted by brisca on October 11, 2010, 3:03 pm
I am looking for some free horse manure in the Stockport / Hyde or
Denton area
of Gt Manchester. Has anyone got any please.
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brisca
Posted by Dave Hill on September 9, 2008, 1:25 pm
> First time allotment holder, seeking advice...
> The local riding stables have left a whole big load of horse manure
> outside of our allotment site for folk to use. It is pretty fresh
> (great strong pong from it) and it contains only a moderate amount of
> straw.
> Notwithstanding the warnings I have seen on this list and elsewhere
> regarding contamination with weed killers and the like, how can I
> beneficially use this stuff?
> Can I use this manure straight away on the beds in my plot as a top
> mulch and dig it in next spring? Or should I just add it to my compost
> bins and let it mature there for, say, a year and then use it?
> Also which plants would benefit from an application of manure? I seem
> to recall that root crops don't like recently manured beds?
> Ed
I wish they'd leave me a few loads.
It wasn't long ago "They" were saying dont use horse manure with
shavings
My neighbours use shavings and sell all the manure they have from 4
horses at 50p a bag
David Hill
Posted by symplastless on September 9, 2008, 9:05 pm
As far as using anything with the word "fresh" in front of it with trees -
is not recommended for use. Composted wood chips, composted manure and such
are great for mulch once composted and if applied "correctly".
You could mix composted manure with composted wood chips and leaves as mulch
for trees.
Mulching -
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/mulch.html
Two good articles written by Dr. Shigo with respect to mulch.
Improper Fertilization (See A Touch of Chemistry)
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html
Troubles in the Rhizosphere
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Tree Biologist
www.treedictionary.com
and
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
Watch out for so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, tornado's, volcanic eruptions and other
abiotic forces keep reminding humans that they are not the boss.
> First time allotment holder, seeking advice...
> The local riding stables have left a whole big load of horse manure
> outside of our allotment site for folk to use. It is pretty fresh
> (great strong pong from it) and it contains only a moderate amount of
> straw.
> Notwithstanding the warnings I have seen on this list and elsewhere
> regarding contamination with weed killers and the like, how can I
> beneficially use this stuff?
> Can I use this manure straight away on the beds in my plot as a top
> mulch and dig it in next spring? Or should I just add it to my compost
> bins and let it mature there for, say, a year and then use it?
> Also which plants would benefit from an application of manure? I seem
> to recall that root crops don't like recently manured beds?
> Ed
I wish they'd leave me a few loads.
It wasn't long ago "They" were saying dont use horse manure with
shavings
My neighbours use shavings and sell all the manure they have from 4
horses at 50p a bag
David Hill
Posted by Marie Dodge on September 10, 2008, 7:16 am
> First time allotment holder, seeking advice...
> The local riding stables have left a whole big load of horse manure
> outside of our allotment site for folk to use. It is pretty fresh (great
> strong pong from it) and it contains only a moderate amount of straw.
> Notwithstanding the warnings I have seen on this list and elsewhere
> regarding contamination with weed killers and the like, how can I
> beneficially use this stuff?
I used to spread fresh mixed manure's with straw bedding, grass clippings
and wood shavings mixed in over the gardens in the fall and let it decompose
all winter. They called it sheet composting where I lived at the time. In
spring it was turned in. The plants thrived.
> Can I use this manure straight away on the beds in my plot as a top mulch
> and dig it in next spring? Or should I just add it to my compost bins and
> let it mature there for, say, a year and then use it?
> Also which plants would benefit from an application of manure? I seem to
> recall that root crops don't like recently manured beds?
> Ed
Posted by Frank on September 10, 2008, 7:55 am
> First time allotment holder, seeking advice...
> The local riding stables have left a whole big load of horse manure
> outside of our allotment site for folk to use. It is pretty fresh
> (great strong pong from it) and it contains only a moderate amount of
> straw.
> Notwithstanding the warnings I have seen on this list and elsewhere
> regarding contamination with weed killers and the like, how can I
> beneficially use this stuff?
> Can I use this manure straight away on the beds in my plot as a top
> mulch and dig it in next spring? Or should I just add it to my compost
> bins and let it mature there for, say, a year and then use it?
> Also which plants would benefit from an application of manure? I seem
> to recall that root crops don't like recently manured beds?
> Ed
An organic farmer that used to post here did not like the idea of
using manure on food crops as it contained a strong pesticide used to
keep flies down.
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> The local riding stables have left a whole big load of horse manure
> outside of our allotment site for folk to use. It is pretty fresh
> (great strong pong from it) and it contains only a moderate amount of
> straw.
> Notwithstanding the warnings I have seen on this list and elsewhere
> regarding contamination with weed killers and the like, how can I
> beneficially use this stuff?
> Can I use this manure straight away on the beds in my plot as a top
> mulch and dig it in next spring? Or should I just add it to my compost
> bins and let it mature there for, say, a year and then use it?
> Also which plants would benefit from an application of manure? I seem
> to recall that root crops don't like recently manured beds?
> Ed