On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:48:22 -0700, "
wrote:

Thank you for your advice, its appreciated.
My mother always used some kind of "manure" I even remember going to a
friends house who had horses and shoveling bags of horse manure for
her garden.
She had a beautiful garden and never read a book about it.
I on the other hand , I read till I am blue in the face, and still it
only accomplishes to make me crazy...lol
I am new at gardening I admit and have been doing mostly container
gardening. Soon, hopefully, we are buying a house so that is why I am
trying to learn more.
Thank you again,
Anita

I use composted cow manure. Actually, I find the best compost around
is sold at The Natural Gardener and it's called Revitalizer Mix. He
also sells others, but this compost has elements of beneficial fungi
and bacteria and is an all around good way to start soil producing its
own biota.