"sam" wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
I have a pile of fresh manure for my allotment. I know the manure has
to
rot down in a heap for 6 months to a year before use, however, if the
beds
are empty of all crops until spring can I spread the manure on the soil
now
and let it rot in situ?

Thanks.



Horse manure will heat up in a heap.
Cow manure is cold, hence no need to pile it up.


IIRR cow manure is usually mixed-in with straw or similar bedding
materials when used as a compost. In its raw state it's otherwise
too liquid to handle, never mind pile up, and is mixed with water
to form slurry which is sprayed directly on the fields from tanks.
Presumably it's the straw content which mainly heats up.


michael adams

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