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Old 24-08-2003, 08:12 PM
Simon Avery
 
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Default manure v. compost

"PA" wrote:

Hello PA

P I'm going to cover my allotment over the winter, but I cant
P decide to use manure or compost. I can get a load of manure
P delivered for £25, but I don't how old it is or any thing
P else about it, the other option I thought of was, wicks have
P a special offer on at the mo, 3 x 90lt bags of compost £9 (
P peat based though ), I have some Marshall organic extra that
P I was going to mix with it. so the question is: manure
P better then compost? or use both? thanks Paul

Most horse places are only too willing to let you collect for free -
if you've got something to shift the stuff then it might work out a
lot cheaper, and you can be fussier about what you collect than if it
was delivered.

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