Thread: Compost Usage
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Old 17-06-2004, 11:07 AM
Frogleg
 
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Default Compost Usage

On 16 Jun 2004 14:04:18 -0700, (Jay) wrote:

I have horses and an abundant supply of manure. I hot compost the
manure, turning frequently, until it is no longer heating.

My question is, is this a good source of fertilizer, (nitrogen, et.
al.), for my veggie garden? I'm fairly new to gardening but my plants
look rather weak and yellow. I started the garden with lots of
compost but didn't add any other fertilizer. Is compost enough or
not?


Horse manure is excellent fertilizer for the garden. The only drawback
is weed seeds, which may well be destroyed by your hot composting.
Here's a site with a lot of basic info on various manures.

http://tinyurl.com/2a3o2

Plant compost is excellent for improving garden soil, but has little
nutritive value. Start to dig in some of your lovely composted manure
by all means.