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Posted by whatalottie (U9072847) on Sunday, 26th September 2010
My OH has spread the manure inches thick over the bed we are planning for spring planted onions, and the ones we are planning for asparagus.
Is this a good idea?
Lottie
Ping.
Hope so, as I was planning on doing the same thing but was going to dig it in and cover the bed till spring. I've had a bag for 12 months and thought by now it would look like rotted down compost but it still looks like horse muck.
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Posted by 4smilingcat6 (U14338727) on Sunday, 26th September 2010
One can over do most things but to give an example;
Before the hedgerow behind my veg garden was planted I had access for manure. It was a minimum of a trailer load-something around 8 tons?.
That went on patch roughly the same as two full allotments and was never too much
I suppose it depends how fresh it is. It's amazing how quickly a huge great pile rots down to just a few inches thick. It might look a lot now but wait a month.
It is very well rotted.
I suppose there's about eight barrowloads to about 8x8 metres. That doesn't sound as much as it looks.
I'm still bothered about the quantity.
We're intending to dig it in and plant next spring.
Thanks,
Lottie
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Posted by Vixxihibiscus (U13865184) on Sunday, 26th September 2010
Onions don't like newly manured ground though, they prefer compost, growmore or soil that was manured for a previous crop.
it will depend partly on the type of manure
Cow and horse manure it is safe to say that you can never use too much
some pig manure can be very strong when fresh particularly
poultry manure will be very high in nitrogen so need using carefully
Manure will always do more goods than harm so do not worry
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Posted by jauntycyclist (U14199772) on Monday, 27th September 2010
depends on the crop and type of manure. we used to put mushroom compo about 4 inches thick. it soon gets taken down by the worms.
the only issue for me would be if it impacts the supply. as long as you have lots for everywhere not a problem but some crops don't want to be swamped.
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Posted by jauntycyclist (U14199772) on Monday, 27th September 2010
depends on the crop and type of manure. we used to put mushroom compost about 4 inches thick. it soon gets taken down by the worms.
the only issue for me would be if it impacts the supply. as long as you have lots for everywhere not a problem but some crops don't want to be swamped.
[curiously a diminution of compost -ending with the the o- is a blocked word?]
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