"Dwayne" wrote in message ...
Dont use fresh manure........ If you do, you will be weeding out all the
plants from the seeds eaten by what ever produced the manure. Dwayne



I agree that fresh manure is quite seedy, however cow is far worse
than horse, and horse is quite manageable. The guy is starting new
beds and he is certain to have a fertility problem initially. Manure
is the best way to deal with that. The next layer can be any of the
seedless mulches, and if he does not dig too much it should be all
right.