"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-10-16 09:18:56 +0100, Jeff Layman said:

On 15/10/2012 14:47, Sacha wrote:

She went back a few hours later to find he'd
thrown it straight onto the flower beds and there were her plants,
waving helplessly at her from several inches of manure. They thrived.
They didn't burn and they didn't wilt.

Is this another "Old Gardening Chestnut" successfully debunked? There
must be a bookful for someone to write listing all the garbage which has
accumulated over the years!

The exception that proves the rules is supposed to be chicken manure,
which really can do some damage. That's best diluted in a bucket of water
and the water used as a fertiliser. I've also heard that cow manure can
be too strong to apply directly but as I've never tried that, I don't know
if it's the case.

I've brought in fresh cow plops from the paddock and dumped it on beds.
I've not had any damage but then I wasn't putting it on seedlings or
immature plants or near the stems.