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  Posted by alsostilltrying (U14747859) on Wednesday, 25th May 2011

  Ive just got an allotment and an old hand has said it is not recommended to use manure which has been mixed with wood shavings which is used for bedding. If it is well rotted, does it matter? I'm having difficulty in getting any delivered, except from this stable....perhaps because of the wood shavings?

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  Posted by Kleftiwallah (U13700999) on Wednesday, 25th May 2011

  
  "It has been said". . . In the rotting down process, the wood shavings leach out nitrogen from the soil. The rotting down of manure plus straw happens relatively quickly and has a lesser effect.
  
  If the rotting down process has been completed with the wood shaving / manure mix out of the soil, I cannot see a problem. Cheers, Tony.

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  Posted by Papa Nopsis (U14479902) on Thursday, 26th May 2011

  Isn't there a lot of mustard in horse manure which can spread across the garden very easily?
  
  Isn't it best to get neutralized(?) manure ie from the chicken farm or mushroom farm, sold commercially?
  
  I think there is a great deal of crossover from chicken manure to mushroom farm, vermiculite being added to chicken manure to be a perfect medium for growing mushrooms?
  
  Somebody will know much more than i do......

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  Posted by BigDave (U3975543) on Thursday, 26th May 2011

  I use manure with wood chip/shavings in all the time...its best if you can dig deep, pop it in and water it then cover it over with the soil that you dig out....but I compost a lot of it to, I just mix it with all the other stuff I compost....never had any probs yet.
  
  
  Whatsthemarrow...

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  Posted by laurie (U14847691) on Thursday, 26th May 2011

  Ive just got an allotment and an old hand has said it is not recommended to use manure which has been mixed with wood shavings which is used for bedding. If it is well rotted, does it matter? I'm having difficulty in getting any delivered, except from this stable....perhaps because of the wood shavings?   I use the stable manure,i tend to get it and leave it on the ground over winter or mix it with my compost heap,i built raised garden beds 2 years ago & every winter i fill them with stable manure.

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  Posted by kim63 (U8531087) on Thursday, 26th May 2011

  I use manure from horses that are kept on shavings as bedding. We have a pony and every now and then I bring a couple of sacks of manure home from the stables and stack it in the garden to rot down. I have a few loads at different stages of rotting. Well rotted its fine to use.
  

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  Posted by alsostilltrying (U14747859) on Thursday, 26th May 2011

  Hi Folks, thanks for sharing your experiences, I'm going to give it a go. Only got the plot at Easter so loads to do but I wanted to stock up ready for digging in later in the year.

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  Posted by daintiness (U3887838) on Friday, 27th May 2011

  Sounds like a good plan.If it is in plastic bags fold the tops down so it doesn't dry out or if it it loose cover it to keep in the moisture and heat, prevent it blowing away and stop it germinating weed seeds.

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