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Horse Manure
On Sep 9, 10:55*am, Ed ex@directory wrote:
First time allotment holder, seeking advice... The local riding stables have left a whole big load of horse manure outside of our allotment site for folk to use. *It is pretty fresh (great strong pong from it) and it contains only a moderate amount *of straw. Notwithstanding the warnings I have seen on this list and elsewhere regarding contamination with weed killers and the like, how can I beneficially use this stuff? Can I use this *manure straight away on the beds in my plot as a top mulch and dig it in next spring? *Or should I just add it to my compost bins and let it mature there for, say, *a year and then use it? Also which plants would benefit from an application of manure? *I seem to recall that root crops don't like recently manured beds? Ed An organic farmer that used to post here did not like the idea of using manure on food crops as it contained a strong pesticide used to keep flies down. |
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Horse Manure
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, Frank wrote: An organic farmer that used to post here did not like the idea of using manure on food crops as it contained a strong pesticide used to keep flies down. I've never owned horses but I thought most stable used fan systems now. No? |
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Horse Manure
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from Madwen contains these words: In article , Frank wrote: An organic farmer that used to post here did not like the idea of using manure on food crops as it contained a strong pesticide used to keep flies down. I've never owned horses but I thought most stable used fan systems now. No? Probably, no. I've never seen a fan in a stable round b'yer, and I've worked in them, and know a lot of people with horses. (And free barrows of muck!) -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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Horse Manure
An organic farmer that used to post here did not like the idea of using manure on food crops as it contained a strong pesticide used to keep flies down. I've never owned horses but I thought most stable used fan systems now. No? Probably, no. I've never seen a fan in a stable round b'yer, and I've worked in them, and know a lot of people with horses. (And free barrows of muck!) -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig I have horses but never needed any sort of fan system. open top doors are good enough for me and them. It is possible that a fan of some sort might be used in the barn type stabling that is used over here and other parts of the world where all the horses are kept in one large building but thinking about that they usually have large doors at each end and some have windows and doors in the sides. A hot country would probably use fans but don't need them where I am :-) kate |
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