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 ...



Plant tomatoes and don't worry about it. Maybe wait a year before
planting potatoes or lettuce.

-Bob