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brooklyn1 · 10-10-2014, 05:33 PM posted to rec.gardens

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I am spreading/tilling fresh horse manure into the garden today..........a
friend told me i will get better results by adding lime. I have not checked
soil ph, but have added the same horse manure for last couple of years, and
vegetables seem to grow well. should I add lime? I

What kind of manure and is it composted manure... be warned, horse/cow
manure is loaded with weed seeds, if it was hot composted most seeds
would be dead. If you are going to till anyway I recommend first
testing pH and add lime or acid as required. If you lime I recommend
granular, powdered is too messy. Use peat moss for adding acid.