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Originally Posted by chrismorris
hi all i`m new to the forum and pretty new to gardening i got my allotment last year it was in bad shape the grass and weed was every where and the soil was heavy clay i only planted in the green house and in grow bags and decide to get the ground right for the following year i choose to buy in some compost from a local company . .. . . i dug in the manure about 6 month ago is this still fresh manure or will it have broken down by now.
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Just remember that compost, as it breaks down, absorbs nitrogen out of the soil. So for leafy green plants (vegetables) you may need to add nitrogen in the first year. Urea is fine,as long as you feed it "little and often". Keep it off the leaves in its dry form, better still, add it well dissolved in water. (excess nitrogen can cause burnt leaves)