On Feb 28, 12:27*pm, blue_sky_london blue_sky_london.
wrote:
Hello all,
I come to you as I have a problem.
I tried to do good but I have done wrong.
I did spread raw horse manure on my garden.
This include the flower beds, lawn, the shrubs and even dig some onto
the brown patches of my lawn.
To make things worse the manure was mixed with saw wood which, if I
understand right, will deplete nitrogen out of the soil.

By reading the internet, I quickly realized that I did wrong.
Last saturday I tried to brush off as much of the saw wood I could, I
have removed manually a large chunk of the manure.
I did not spread too much of it in the first place, may be 6 kilos over
80 square meter and I have certainly already removed one third of it.

This week-end, I will continue trying to remove as much of the saw wood
and of the manure I can.

However, what signs should I be watching?
Is there really reasons to be alarmed?
If yes, what can I do to correct the situation?

thank you so much for your help - it is my first year in the garden and
I am disappointed to have done such a mistake ...

--
blue_sky_london

You are entitled to 1-1/2 mistakes before being brought up on charges
g

But seriously -- raw horse manure is a no-no. You should try to get
hold of well-rotted manure. Chicken manure is great, too, but it is
very "sharp" in its raw state, so it too needs to be well-rotted
(aged).

Go thou and read up on-line or hard copy, whatever source you prefer,
about the uses and abuses of manure.

HB