Una wrote:
Chris wrote:
But don't you have to let that manure age a little before replanting
the area? I have been told that really fresh manure will damage root
systems.

Depends what kind of manure and how pure. Poultry manure is higher
in N than mammal manure. Manure with a large fraction of bedding is
lower in N. Horse manure is lower N than dairy cow manure. Depends
also on how much manure you apply, the N content of the existing
soil, and how much N your plants require.

Una

Una is right. For example I can put manure on to established plants hot
from the horse (or nearly). Pure chicken manure if very fresh is too hard
to spread thinly and water in to a level where it won't burn so mixing it in
with other organic matter and maybe composting for a while before applying
is a safer approach. Chicken litter (ie sawdust bedding and manure from
chicken houses) can be applied directly if you spead it carefully and don't
over do it.

David