On 16/10/08 11:30, in article
, "Paul"
wrote:

I'm preparing an area of garden for growing vegetables later this /
early next year - is it OK to dig "fresh" manure into the planting
area then leave it for a few weeks, or should it be rotted beforehand?

TIA

Paul

You might want to check the source of the manure before getting it. There
has been a lot of publicity given to manure used on allotments etc. which
was contaminated with weed killer. The weed killer had been used on grazing
land and had passed through the animals, doing them no apparent harm.
As a result, some allotments and veg. Gardens have lost this year's crop and
possibly won't be able to plant next year's, either.

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Sacha
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South Devon
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