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Old 12-07-2008, 09:44 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Horse Manure - Problems


"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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On 11 Jul, 21:34, "Cerumen" wrote:
Correct composting at a high temperature should kill all the weed seeds.
I have a feeling the spores in horse manure might be an urban scare
legend
or refer to a mould spore such as Aspergillus found on rotting plant
material.


It's nothing to do with weed seed, it's the various fungus that grow
in compost/straw/hay when it is damp but not wet enough to rot down.
hence things like Farmers Lung etc.


I thought that was what I said above?

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